Il Postino
Il Postino
The Postman
DVD includes Italian and French language tracks and English subtitles.
A complete Italian lesson plan for Il Postino — ready to open and teach.
On a small Italian island, a simple postman becomes the private courier of the exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda — and slowly, awkwardly, beautifully, begins to understand that words can do things he never imagined. Michael Radford's beloved film is about the transformative power of language itself: it belongs in every language classroom on earth.
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Il Postino and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in Italian, and an answer key.
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📅 Teach it when it counts
- February (poetry and romance) — Neruda's metaphors, a shy postman, and a love story built entirely on borrowed words.
- Poetry units (any season) — The film teaches metaphor better than most textbooks. Show it and discuss what language does.
- Italian island culture units — Postwar southern Italian life, beauty, and simplicity — essential cultural context.
Language: Italian | Director: Michael Radford | Year: 1995
Level: Intermediate | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Audio: DVD includes Italian and French language tracks and English subtitles.
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