Il Postino
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Il Postino is a 1994 Italian film that tells the story of a shy postman whose friendship with exiled poet Pablo Neruda awakens his love of poetry and romance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Il Postino canonical | 6 |
| Il Postino film score | 1 |
| The Postman (Il Postino) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4681049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Il Postino Context triple: [Procida, usedAsFilmLocationFor, Il Postino]
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A.
Novecento
Novecento is a conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan featuring a taxidermied horse suspended from the ceiling, emblematic of his darkly humorous and provocative style.
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B.
Please, Mister Postman
"Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
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C.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
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D.
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation is a critically acclaimed 2003 romantic dramedy film directed by Sofia Coppola, known for its subtle exploration of loneliness and connection between two Americans in Tokyo.
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E.
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman is a 1992 drama film in which Al Pacino delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a blind, irascible former Army officer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Il Postino Target entity description: Il Postino is a 1994 Italian film that tells the story of a shy postman whose friendship with exiled poet Pablo Neruda awakens his love of poetry and romance.
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A.
Novecento
Novecento is a conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan featuring a taxidermied horse suspended from the ceiling, emblematic of his darkly humorous and provocative style.
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B.
Please, Mister Postman
"Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
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C.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
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D.
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation is a critically acclaimed 2003 romantic dramedy film directed by Sofia Coppola, known for its subtle exploration of loneliness and connection between two Americans in Tokyo.
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E.
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman is a 1992 drama film in which Al Pacino delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a blind, irascible former Army officer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor
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Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Picture ⓘ |
| academyAwardWin | Best Original Dramatic Score ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ardiente paciencia
NERFINISHED
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novel by Antonio Skármeta ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Franco Di Giacomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector | Massimo Troisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Michael Radford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roberto Perpignani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Pablo Neruda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mario Ruoppolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | postman ⓘ |
| musicBy | Luis Enríquez Bacalov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact | One of the last films of Massimo Troisi, who died shortly after filming. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A shy postman befriends exiled poet Pablo Neruda and discovers poetry and love. ⓘ |
| producer |
Mario Cecchi Gori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vittorio Cecchi Gori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Furio Scarpelli
NERFINISHED
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Gianna Romoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Massimo Troisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Radford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Italian island ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Linda Moretti
NERFINISHED
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta NERFINISHED ⓘ Massimo Troisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Noiret NERFINISHED ⓘ Renato Scarpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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love and romance ⓘ political exile ⓘ power of poetry ⓘ |
| title | Il Postino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Postman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Il Postino Description of subject: Il Postino is a 1994 Italian film that tells the story of a shy postman whose friendship with exiled poet Pablo Neruda awakens his love of poetry and romance.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Il Postino film score
this entity surface form:
The Postman (Il Postino)
subject surface form:
Il Postino