马里奥（马西莫•特罗西 Massimo Troisi 饰）是一个渔民的儿子，他并不喜欢大海，却当上了邮递员，专门负责小岛上信件的发送。小岛上住着智利诗人聂鲁达（菲利浦•诺瓦雷 Philippe No...

马里奥（马西莫•特罗西 Massimo Troisi 饰）是一个渔民的儿子，他并不喜欢大海，却当上了邮递员，专门负责小岛上信件的发送。小岛上住着智利诗人聂鲁达（菲利浦•诺瓦雷 Philippe Noiret 饰）和他的妻子。聂鲁达被流放至此地，他擅长写诗，才华横溢。马里奥每天都收发很多聂鲁达的信件。在频繁的接触中，马里奥越发崇拜这个诗人，他热衷于跟聂鲁达讨论诗，学习诗。当爱上岛上的美丽姑娘后，马里奥经常跟聂鲁达倾诉心事，并最终用诗打动了姑娘的芳心，二人结成伉俪。直到聂鲁达离开小岛，马里奥仍然坚持着对诗的热爱。他继续写诗，正打算在工人集会上读诗，却遭致了意想不到的灾难。©豆瓣

7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful-　　A Sadly Forgotten Gem, 14 October 1999　　Author minstrel　　This movie is one of the best films the great Italian director, Ettore Scola has ever made. It also has a fantastic cast, all doing a great job, but, is seems the late Massimo Troisi does outshine them all, with a stunning performance as Pulcinella, a Sancho Panza sort of clown. This fantasy, dream-like tale, is based on the famous book by the same name by Théophile Gautier, the French author. This is actually the 5th movie adaptation of this novel, which must tell you something about its force to attract generations of film makers.　　Vincent Pérez plays Baron of Sigognac, a young royal, whose quest for material wealth brings him true love and revelations on the nature of this world. The plot themes are somewhat related to Stoppard's excellent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - both uses the traveling players to explore the nature of the human condition. One might also recall Bergman's Seventh Seal, but Fracassa is more akin of Stoppard's light hearted, witty, approach to those grave subjects.　　A truly exceptional, beautiful and entertaining film, a long standing achievement for all involved, surely better than Il Postino, though, sadly, much less known. Surely overdue for re-release