This is a film analysis of "Il Postino" which dissects the way the filmmaker uses angle, shot, color and lighting to create a formal picture of a classic love story which includes the famous poet Pablo Neruda as almost a peripheral character. The paper discusses how this is done by cropping Neruda's face out of almost every possible shot, creating odd angles and visual distraction that emphasizes the storybook perfection and formal aspects of the non-Neruda portions of the film. 5 pgs. No sources listed.
