Underplayed Gems

Il postino di montagna (1951)

Il postino di montagna poster
Directed by
Adolfo Baruffi
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
10 min
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How it feels

This 10-minute Italian documentary follows a rural mailman as he does his rounds in a mountain village. It shows his daily work and the everyday activities of the local people.

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What happens

Il postino di montagna è un cortometraggio di 10 minuti del 1951 diretto da Adolfo Baruffi e con testi di Dino Buzzati. Ambientato a Colle Santa Lucia (BL), racconta di una giornata di lavoro del postino di paese, descrivendo anche le attività quotidiane del luogo. Il postino protagonista è Angelo Lezuo, che Buzzati pronuncia erroneamente Fesno. L'affresco di Buzzati rimane una perla del genere documentaristico. La pellicola era andata perduta, ma dopo varie ricerche negli archivi è stata ritrovata e restaurata dalla Cineteca di Milano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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