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Massimo Troisi

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Massimo Troisi

Born February 19, 1953 · San Giorgio a Cremano

Died June 4, 1994 · aged 41

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 Frac…

Known For

The PostmanThe Postman · 1994
The Postman
★ 7.91994
MovieComedyDrama
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Nothing Left to Do But CryNothing Left to Do But Cry · 1984
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
★ 7.71984
MovieComedyFantasy
Two 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming teen and try to alter history.
What Time Is It?What Time Is It? · 1989
What Time Is It?
★ 7.41989
MovieComedyDrama
A father and son who lived separate for some time meet one day to try to reconcile and understand their diametrical differences.
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes MeMassimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me · 2023
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
★ 7.72023
MovieDocumentary
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.
SplendorSplendor · 1989
Splendor
★ 6.61989
MovieComedy
Splendor is the name of an old movie theater managed by Jordan, 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 and ushurette Chantale.
I Thought It Was LoveI Thought It Was Love · 1991
I Thought It Was Love
★ 7.21991
MovieComedy
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.
The Voyage of Captain FracassaThe Voyage of Captain Fracassa · 1990
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
★ 6.51990
MovieHistoryComedy
In the French countryside, circa the 17th-century, Serafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a travelling theatrical troupe, leaving in their wake a crop of broken hearts.
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! · 1982
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
★ 6.81982
MovieComedyTV Movie
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.

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