Il Postino – Wednesday 14th May 2025

Love and Friendship. That is all.

That’s what the joy of life boils down to, and this mesmerising film shows us that in the most simple, yet affecting story.

This was my first time watching ‘Il Postino’, and I have to admit, had I seen it as a younger man, it’s poignancy may have been lost on me. It’s only when things are scarce, do we learn to appreciate them, and seeing the humble protagonist succeed in his quest for love brought me a genuine, vicarious, pleasure.

The pursuit of love, not lust, nor money, is considered by all artists to be the most worthy of all human endeavours, and any story that reinforces this belief, resonates.

I felt the film would have been better served with a triumphant, fairy tale ending, leaving the audience on a high, but life doesn’t always work that way, and so the story continues past that point…

Anyway, it’s worth mentioning that the star of the film, Massimo Troisi, literally died making this film, and his performance is subtle, yet brilliant.

After watching it, I felt an urgent need to put the pursuit of love at the top of my agenda (I’m already blessed with the greatest of friends), but living in London, a literal playground for the superficial, I fear the only thing left for me to try, is to leave this place...

That, or become rich.