Massimo Troisi

Massimo Troisi

Nascimento : 1953-02-19, San Giorgio a Cremano

Morte : 1994-06-04

História

Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series. He is best known for his roles in his own film Ricomincio da tre (1981), and in Michael Radford's The Postman (Il Postino) (1994). The filmmaker Ettore Scola has also made him one of his leading performers, with three consecutive works: Splendor, What time is it? and The Voyage of Captain Fracasse. Heart disease when he had to shoot The Postman. His doctor had advised him not to do the filming to have the operation. He decided to postpone the operation after the shooting, this film being close to his heart. He died of a heart attack, barely twelve hours after the end of filming. He was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes.

Perfil

Massimo Troisi

Filmes

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
The life of a dying young man at the short age of only forty-one after playing the lead in Il postino. He was a brilliant stage actor before becoming an astonishing film director.
Buon compleanno Massimo
Himself (archive)
Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Noi siamo cinema
Himself
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
O Carteiro e o Poeta
Co-Director
Por razões políticas o poeta Pablo Neruda se exila em uma ilha na Itália. Lá, um desempregado quase analfabeto é contratado como "carteiro" extra, encarregado de cuidar da correspondência do poeta. Gradativamente se forma uma sólida amizade entre os dois. O carteiro Mario, aos poucos, aprende a escrever seus sentimentos por Beatrice, e Neruda ganha, em troca, um ouvinte compreensivo para suas lembranças saudosas do Chile.
O Carteiro e o Poeta
Screenplay
Por razões políticas o poeta Pablo Neruda se exila em uma ilha na Itália. Lá, um desempregado quase analfabeto é contratado como "carteiro" extra, encarregado de cuidar da correspondência do poeta. Gradativamente se forma uma sólida amizade entre os dois. O carteiro Mario, aos poucos, aprende a escrever seus sentimentos por Beatrice, e Neruda ganha, em troca, um ouvinte compreensivo para suas lembranças saudosas do Chile.
O Carteiro e o Poeta
Mario Ruoppolo
Por razões políticas o poeta Pablo Neruda se exila em uma ilha na Itália. Lá, um desempregado quase analfabeto é contratado como "carteiro" extra, encarregado de cuidar da correspondência do poeta. Gradativamente se forma uma sólida amizade entre os dois. O carteiro Mario, aos poucos, aprende a escrever seus sentimentos por Beatrice, e Neruda ganha, em troca, um ouvinte compreensivo para suas lembranças saudosas do Chile.
I Thought It Was Love
Writer
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.
I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.
I Thought It Was Love
Director
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.
A Viagem do Capitão Tornado
Pulcinella
O último e faminto herdeiro da família Sigognac deixa o castelo de seus ancestrais para acompanhar um grupo de atores itinerantes em direção ao castelo do rei. Sua vontade é tornar-se Barão de Sigognac, um verdadeiro senhor. Adaptação do romance de Théophile Gautier.
What Time Is It?
Michele
A father and his son who lived seperated for some time meet each other one day and try to talk their problems over and understand their diametrical differences.
Splendor
Luigi
Splendor is the name of an old movie theater managed by Jordan (Mastroianni), who inherited it from his father. The theater is in decay and only generates debts and trouble, but Jordan gets aid in his almost quixotian quest from projectionist Luigi (Troisi) and ushurette Chantale (Vlady). However, Jordan is finally forced to sell the Splendor to businessman Lo Fazio (Piperno), which plans to transform it in some kind of furniture store. When Jordan leaves the theater for the last time (the very first scene), he recalls the glorious days of Splendor and movies in general.
Hotel Colonial
Werner
Marco Veniera goes to Bogota, Columbia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed suicide. In his search, he meets fiery and exotic Irene Costa, who leads him into the depths of the Amazon jungle. But it's every man for himself. And brotherly love turns to hate.
The ways of the Lord are over
Screenplay
A troubled love between Camillo, psychosomatically ill, and Vittoria, a French girl who is about to marry another. Camillo is assisted by his brother Leone whose only purpose in his life is to look after him and has the company of a friend he met on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, Orlando, who is truly paralyzed. The two friends, very different from each other, are very close until the situation becomes complicated: Camillo, hoping for a rapprochement with Vittoria, gets well and without his friend's knowledge starts walking again, while Orlando unexpectedly falls in love too. of the girl. Camillo ends up in prison where he remains paralyzed again for two years, Vittoria leaves Italy for Paris. Camillo gets out of prison thanks to the help of his friend Orlando, became a major player in the fascist party. Finally free and definitively cured, the young man joins Vittoria in Paris. Love has healed and saved.
The ways of the Lord are over
Camillo
A troubled love between Camillo, psychosomatically ill, and Vittoria, a French girl who is about to marry another. Camillo is assisted by his brother Leone whose only purpose in his life is to look after him and has the company of a friend he met on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, Orlando, who is truly paralyzed. The two friends, very different from each other, are very close until the situation becomes complicated: Camillo, hoping for a rapprochement with Vittoria, gets well and without his friend's knowledge starts walking again, while Orlando unexpectedly falls in love too. of the girl. Camillo ends up in prison where he remains paralyzed again for two years, Vittoria leaves Italy for Paris. Camillo gets out of prison thanks to the help of his friend Orlando, became a major player in the fascist party. Finally free and definitively cured, the young man joins Vittoria in Paris. Love has healed and saved.
The ways of the Lord are over
Director
A troubled love between Camillo, psychosomatically ill, and Vittoria, a French girl who is about to marry another. Camillo is assisted by his brother Leone whose only purpose in his life is to look after him and has the company of a friend he met on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, Orlando, who is truly paralyzed. The two friends, very different from each other, are very close until the situation becomes complicated: Camillo, hoping for a rapprochement with Vittoria, gets well and without his friend's knowledge starts walking again, while Orlando unexpectedly falls in love too. of the girl. Camillo ends up in prison where he remains paralyzed again for two years, Vittoria leaves Italy for Paris. Camillo gets out of prison thanks to the help of his friend Orlando, became a major player in the fascist party. Finally free and definitively cured, the young man joins Vittoria in Paris. Love has healed and saved.
Só Nos Resta Chorar
Story
Um professor (Saverio) e um bedel (Mario) são dois amigos que de alguma forma se perdem em um lugar da Itália e voltam no tempo. Eles se veem no final do século 15. Sendo assim, eles tentam mudar a história, ensinando Leonardo da Vinci a jogar cartas. Também tentam parar Colombo, cantam uma canção dos Beatles etc ...
Só Nos Resta Chorar
Screenplay
Um professor (Saverio) e um bedel (Mario) são dois amigos que de alguma forma se perdem em um lugar da Itália e voltam no tempo. Eles se veem no final do século 15. Sendo assim, eles tentam mudar a história, ensinando Leonardo da Vinci a jogar cartas. Também tentam parar Colombo, cantam uma canção dos Beatles etc ...
Só Nos Resta Chorar
Director
Um professor (Saverio) e um bedel (Mario) são dois amigos que de alguma forma se perdem em um lugar da Itália e voltam no tempo. Eles se veem no final do século 15. Sendo assim, eles tentam mudar a história, ensinando Leonardo da Vinci a jogar cartas. Também tentam parar Colombo, cantam uma canção dos Beatles etc ...
Só Nos Resta Chorar
Mario
Um professor (Saverio) e um bedel (Mario) são dois amigos que de alguma forma se perdem em um lugar da Itália e voltam no tempo. Eles se veem no final do século 15. Sendo assim, eles tentam mudar a história, ensinando Leonardo da Vinci a jogar cartas. Também tentam parar Colombo, cantam uma canção dos Beatles etc ...
Sorry for the Delay
Story
Vincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and no desire to improve. He meets Anna and fell in love with her but to keep the relationship alive he has to learn to accept more responsibility.
Sorry for the Delay
Screenplay
Vincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and no desire to improve. He meets Anna and fell in love with her but to keep the relationship alive he has to learn to accept more responsibility.
Sorry for the Delay
Vincenzo
Vincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and no desire to improve. He meets Anna and fell in love with her but to keep the relationship alive he has to learn to accept more responsibility.
Sorry for the Delay
Director
Vincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and no desire to improve. He meets Anna and fell in love with her but to keep the relationship alive he has to learn to accept more responsibility.
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Screenplay
The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano. A long of list people greet the comediam, from Gianni Boncompagni to Maria Giovanna Elmi. There is also Benigni, hidden behind a window, and Arena, his guardian angel.
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Director
The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano. A long of list people greet the comediam, from Gianni Boncompagni to Maria Giovanna Elmi. There is also Benigni, hidden behind a window, and Arena, his guardian angel.
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Himself
The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano. A long of list people greet the comediam, from Gianni Boncompagni to Maria Giovanna Elmi. There is also Benigni, hidden behind a window, and Arena, his guardian angel.
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
se stesso
A mysterious killer eliminate the singers of a brand new music Festival in Naples. Some journalists will try to discover who is that murderer who seems to be obsessed by the song "Funiculi, Funicula".
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Screenplay
A mysterious killer eliminate the singers of a brand new music Festival in Naples. Some journalists will try to discover who is that murderer who seems to be obsessed by the song "Funiculi, Funicula".
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
Gaetano, giovane napoletano, decide di lasciare casa, lavoro ed amici, per cercare altri momenti di vita e conoscere altre persone. Arriva a Firenze, a casa della zia. In un ambulatorio, dove capita per caso, conosce Marta e se ne innammora. Dopo una serie di divertenti situazioni (un vecchio amico dalla parlantina inarrestabile arriva da Napoli; la matura zia ed il suo attempato amante; un giovane prete Americano che vuole coinvolgerlo per forza nelle sue visite evangeliche; l'incontro con Riccardino, un giovane frustrato da una madre oppressiva; il padre che aspetta il miracolo della ricrescita di una mano amputata; etc.) Gaetano decide di restare a Firenze e di fare da padre al figlio che Marta aspetta, anche se la ragazza non vuole rivelare con esattezza il nome del padre.
I'm Starting from Three
Writer
Gaetano, giovane napoletano, decide di lasciare casa, lavoro ed amici, per cercare altri momenti di vita e conoscere altre persone. Arriva a Firenze, a casa della zia. In un ambulatorio, dove capita per caso, conosce Marta e se ne innammora. Dopo una serie di divertenti situazioni (un vecchio amico dalla parlantina inarrestabile arriva da Napoli; la matura zia ed il suo attempato amante; un giovane prete Americano che vuole coinvolgerlo per forza nelle sue visite evangeliche; l'incontro con Riccardino, un giovane frustrato da una madre oppressiva; il padre che aspetta il miracolo della ricrescita di una mano amputata; etc.) Gaetano decide di restare a Firenze e di fare da padre al figlio che Marta aspetta, anche se la ragazza non vuole rivelare con esattezza il nome del padre.
I'm Starting from Three
Director
Gaetano, giovane napoletano, decide di lasciare casa, lavoro ed amici, per cercare altri momenti di vita e conoscere altre persone. Arriva a Firenze, a casa della zia. In un ambulatorio, dove capita per caso, conosce Marta e se ne innammora. Dopo una serie di divertenti situazioni (un vecchio amico dalla parlantina inarrestabile arriva da Napoli; la matura zia ed il suo attempato amante; un giovane prete Americano che vuole coinvolgerlo per forza nelle sue visite evangeliche; l'incontro con Riccardino, un giovane frustrato da una madre oppressiva; il padre che aspetta il miracolo della ricrescita di una mano amputata; etc.) Gaetano decide di restare a Firenze e di fare da padre al figlio che Marta aspetta, anche se la ragazza non vuole rivelare con esattezza il nome del padre.