Editing Il Postino: The Postman (section)

== Reception ==
The film was very well received. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 94% of the critics liked the film, based on 35 reviews; the website's critic consensus says, "''Il Postino''&nbsp;movingly explores themes of love and friendship through sensitively depicted – and beautifully acted – relationships in 1950s Italy."&nbsp;<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/il_postino_the_postman/ Il Postino: The Postman Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes] (accessed on 14 January 2024)</ref> It received a score of 81 on [[Metacritic]], indicating "Universal Acclaim", based on 13 critic reviews.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/movie/il-postino-the-postman Il Postino: The Postman Reviews at Metacritic] (accessed on 24 June 2010)</ref>

In Italy, the film grossed over $8 million.<ref name=SI>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=16 February 1996|page=16|title=Grosses of selected non-English language films by territory}}</ref> The film was the second-highest-grossing non-English-language film in the UK for 1995 (behind ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]''), with a gross of £534,673.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|title=Top 10 foreign-language films in the UK 1995|date=26 January 1996|page=33}}</ref> It also grossed almost $1 million each in Germany and Spain.<ref name=SI/> In the United States and Canada, the film surpassed ''[[Like Water for Chocolate (film)|Like Water for Chocolate]]'' as the highest-grossing non-English-language film of all time, with a gross of $21,848,932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ilpostino.htm|title=Il Postino (1995) – Box Office Mojo|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genre/sg4208980225/|title=Genre Keyword: Foreign Language|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|title='Life' shows there's life for foreign pix|last1=Carver|first1=Benedict|last2=Cox|first2=Dan|date=21 March 1999|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/life-shows-there-s-life-for-foreign-pix-1117492549/|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> Worldwide, it grossed in excess of $33 million.