THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO) (Miramax)
Another Time, Another Place (1983), an adaptation of Jessie Kesson's novel received Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Film awards at the Taormina Film Festival, as well as the Best Film Award at both the São Paolo and the Celtic Film Festivals. In 1984, Radford directed 1984, an important adaptation of George Orwell's famous futuristic novel which starred Richard Burton and John Hurd. For this film, Radford received the Best Director prize at the François Truffaut Awards and the Golden Tulip at the Istanbul Film Festival. His third feature White Mischief (1987) was a suspense-filled tale of murder and colonial decadence set in Kenya before that colony's independence. Between White Mischief and THE POSTMAN, Radford wrote a number of screenplays and directed many television commercials. Because of his friendship with Massimo Troisi and the considerable popular success his films have enjoyed in Italy, Radford considers Italy his "second homeland." |
Michael Radford, born in New Delhi to an English father and an Austrian mother on November 14, 1950, is the director of THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO). He attended Oxford University, graduating with honors in Politics, Economics, and Philosphy. After working as a teacher and an actor, in 1971, he became one of the first group of students at the newly opened National Film School, graduating with Bill Forsythe. After graduation, he made a number of documentaries, including The Madonna and the Volcano (1979 Best Documentary at the Dyon Film Festival), and Van Morrison in Ireland (1981). His film The White Bird Passes received Scotland's Best Dramatic Picture Award in 1981.
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