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Massimo Troisi

February 15, 2024

Massimo Troisi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo troˈiːzi]; 19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his works in the films I'm Starting from Three (1981) and Il Postino: The Postman (1994), for which he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars. Nicknamed "the comedian of feelings",[1] he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema.[2]

Massimo Troisi
Troisi in 1989
Born(1953-02-19)19 February 1953
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
Died4 June 1994(1994-06-04) (aged 41)
Ostia, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film director
Years active1968–1994
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Early years and TV star edit

Troisi was born into a large family in San Giorgio a Cremano, a town near Naples. His father Alfredo was a train engineer. Some of his family experiences were later told in his first films. After secondary school, Troisi wrote some poems inspired by his favourite author, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and, in 1969, started to play in a small local theatre together with some childhood friends (including Lello Arena and Enzo Decaro). The early death of his mother condemned Troisi to a harsh period of activity, which is said to have had a role in the development of his increasingly serious heart problems which were brought on during his teenage years from bouts of rheumatic fever. (In 1976 he had to visit the United States for a heart valve operation, the expenses for which were paid with the help of his friends.)

Troisi started his artistic career as a cabaret showman in 1972, as a member of the comic trio called "I Saraceni" ("The Saracens") and, later, "La Smorfia" (from the name of the "book of the numbers" traditionally used in Naples for lottery and tombola, but also meaning "the face", as in "to make a face"). His mates were De Caro and Arena. They gained national fame on the radio and increased it consistently from 1977 onwards eventually becoming TV stars with the shows Non Stop, La sberla (1978) and Luna Park (1979). Troisi soon gained the status of leader of the trio. He was noted for his use of facial mimicry and of apparently confused speech—in these he drew inspiration from such famous figures of Neapolitan comedy as Totò, and Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo.

Cinema edit

Troisi wrote, directed, and starred in his first film, Ricomincio da tre ("I Start Over from Three") in 1981. He achieved wide success and critical praise, establishing himself as one of the most talented new Italian directors of the 1980s. Like his second film, Ricomincio da tre is centered on the troublesome love life of a Neapolitan character, partly inspired by Troisi's youth, as well as featuring Lello Arena. Scusate il ritardo, similar to the preceding one, was released in 1983, and had Giuliana De Sio as co-star.

Troisi starred opposite Roberto Benigni in Non ci resta che piangere (1984), in which they play two friends who are accidentally transported back in time to the 15th century; there they meet Leonardo da Vinci and, upon realising which age they are in, travel to Spain to try to stop Christopher Columbus from discovering the Americas.

After some small acting roles, in 1987 Troisi directed Le vie del Signore sono finite, set during the Fascist era. The film won a Silver Ribbon for best screenplay. In the following years, he starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni, in Ettore Scola's Splendor (1989), Che ora è? (1989, who earned him and Mastroianni the Volpi Cup for Best Actor) and Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa (1990). His last film as director (also as screenwriter and actor) was Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse (1991), again centering on the everyday difficulties of love between a man and a woman (portrayed by Francesca Neri).

Il Postino and death edit

Troisi came to international fame through the success of Il Postino: The Postman, directed by Michael Radford. Troisi died in 1994 of a heart attack in his sister's house at Infernetto, Rome, twelve hours after the main filming on Il Postino had finished. It was reported that he postponed surgery to complete the film.[3]

He was posthumously nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Writing for Il Postino, and was the sixth person to be posthumously nominated for an acting Academy Award. (Earlier posthumous nominations were Jeanne Eagels, James Dean [twice], Spencer Tracy, Peter Finch [won] and Sir Ralph Richardson.)

Pino Daniele worked on the soundtracks of most of his films. Eduardo De Filippo, the most prominent Italian dramatist of the 20th century with Luigi Pirandello, said he was "a comedian of the future, rooted in the past".

Filmography edit

Director edit

Screenwriter edit

Actor edit

In popular culture edit

In 2023, a documentary film on Troisi, titled as Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me was made directed by Mario Martone. The film had its premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2023.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Chiacchiari Federico; Salvi Demetrio, Massimo Troisi. Il comico dei sentimenti, Sentieri Selvaggi, 2011. ISBN 88-86883-01-3
  2. ^ Daniele Bova, “Ricomincio da Tre”, ecco a voi Massimo Troisi, L'Unità, 22 novembre 2015
  3. ^ Laurino, Maria (11 June 1995). "FILM; A Postman, a Poet, an Actor's Farewell". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (16 January 2023). "The Berlinale adds eight new titles to its Berlinale Special strand, announces full Berlinale Shorts line-up". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

External links edit

  • Massimo Troisi at IMDb

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from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Massimo Troisi see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Massimo Troisi to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Massimo Troisi Italian pronunciation ˈmassimo troˈiːzi 19 February 1953 4 June 1994 was an Italian actor cabaret performer screenwriter and film director He is best known for his works in the films I m Starting from Three 1981 and Il Postino The Postman 1994 for which he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars Nicknamed the comedian of feelings 1 he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema 2 Massimo TroisiTroisi in 1989Born 1953 02 19 19 February 1953San Giorgio a Cremano ItalyDied4 June 1994 1994 06 04 aged 41 Ostia ItalyOccupationsActor screenwriter film directorYears active1968 1994Height1 79 m 5 ft 10 in Contents 1 Early years and TV star 2 Cinema 3 Il Postino and death 4 Filmography 4 1 Director 4 2 Screenwriter 4 3 Actor 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External linksEarly years and TV star editTroisi was born into a large family in San Giorgio a Cremano a town near Naples His father Alfredo was a train engineer Some of his family experiences were later told in his first films After secondary school Troisi wrote some poems inspired by his favourite author Pier Paolo Pasolini and in 1969 started to play in a small local theatre together with some childhood friends including Lello Arena and Enzo Decaro The early death of his mother condemned Troisi to a harsh period of activity which is said to have had a role in the development of his increasingly serious heart problems which were brought on during his teenage years from bouts of rheumatic fever In 1976 he had to visit the United States for a heart valve operation the expenses for which were paid with the help of his friends Troisi started his artistic career as a cabaret showman in 1972 as a member of the comic trio called I Saraceni The Saracens and later La Smorfia from the name of the book of the numbers traditionally used in Naples for lottery and tombola but also meaning the face as in to make a face His mates were De Caro and Arena They gained national fame on the radio and increased it consistently from 1977 onwards eventually becoming TV stars with the shows Non Stop La sberla 1978 and Luna Park 1979 Troisi soon gained the status of leader of the trio He was noted for his use of facial mimicry and of apparently confused speech in these he drew inspiration from such famous figures of Neapolitan comedy as Toto and Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo Cinema editTroisi wrote directed and starred in his first film Ricomincio da tre I Start Over from Three in 1981 He achieved wide success and critical praise establishing himself as one of the most talented new Italian directors of the 1980s Like his second film Ricomincio da tre is centered on the troublesome love life of a Neapolitan character partly inspired by Troisi s youth as well as featuring Lello Arena Scusate il ritardo similar to the preceding one was released in 1983 and had Giuliana De Sio as co star Troisi starred opposite Roberto Benigni in Non ci resta che piangere 1984 in which they play two friends who are accidentally transported back in time to the 15th century there they meet Leonardo da Vinci and upon realising which age they are in travel to Spain to try to stop Christopher Columbus from discovering the Americas After some small acting roles in 1987 Troisi directed Le vie del Signore sono finite set during the Fascist era The film won a Silver Ribbon for best screenplay In the following years he starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni in Ettore Scola s Splendor 1989 Che ora e 1989 who earned him and Mastroianni the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa 1990 His last film as director also as screenwriter and actor was Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse 1991 again centering on the everyday difficulties of love between a man and a woman portrayed by Francesca Neri Il Postino and death editTroisi came to international fame through the success of Il Postino The Postman directed by Michael Radford Troisi died in 1994 of a heart attack in his sister s house at Infernetto Rome twelve hours after the main filming on Il Postino had finished It was reported that he postponed surgery to complete the film 3 He was posthumously nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Writing for Il Postino and was the sixth person to be posthumously nominated for an acting Academy Award Earlier posthumous nominations were Jeanne Eagels James Dean twice Spencer Tracy Peter Finch won and Sir Ralph Richardson Pino Daniele worked on the soundtracks of most of his films Eduardo De Filippo the most prominent Italian dramatist of the 20th century with Luigi Pirandello said he was a comedian of the future rooted in the past Filmography editDirector edit Ricomincio da tre 1981 Morto Troisi viva Troisi 1982 TV special Scusate il ritardo 1983 Non ci resta che piangere 1984 with Roberto Benigni Le vie del Signore sono finite 1987 Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse 1991 Screenwriter edit Ricomincio da tre 1981 Morto Troisi viva Troisi 1982 No grazie il caffe mi rende nervoso 1982 Scusate il ritardo 1983 Non ci resta che piangere 1984 Le vie del Signore sono finite 1987 Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse 1991 Il Postino The Postman 1994 Actor edit Ricomincio da tre 1981 Gaetano Morto Troisi viva Troisi 1982 TV Movie La salma Il tecnico delle luci Himself No grazie il caffe mi rende nervoso 1982 Troisi Scusate il ritardo 1983 Vincenzo FF SS Cioe che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi piu bene 1983 Non ci resta che piangere 1984 Mario Hotel Colonial 1986 Werner Le vie del Signore sono finite 1987 Camillo Splendor 1989 Luigi Che ora e 1989 Michele the son Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa 1990 Pulcinella Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse 1991 Tommaso Il Postino The Postman 1994 Mario Ruoppolo final film role In popular culture editIn 2023 a documentary film on Troisi titled as Massimo Troisi Somebody Down There Likes Me was made directed by Mario Martone The film had its premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2023 4 5 References edit Chiacchiari Federico Salvi Demetrio Massimo Troisi Il comico dei sentimenti Sentieri Selvaggi 2011 ISBN 88 86883 01 3 Daniele Bova Ricomincio da Tre ecco a voi Massimo Troisi L Unita 22 novembre 2015 Laurino Maria 11 June 1995 FILM A Postman a Poet an Actor s Farewell The New York Times Retrieved 21 March 2011 Abbatescianni Davide 16 January 2023 The Berlinale adds eight new titles to its Berlinale Special strand announces full Berlinale Shorts line up Cineuropa Retrieved 17 February 2023 Massimo Troisi Somebody Down There Likes Me Berlin International Film Festival Retrieved 17 February 2023 External links editMassimo Troisi at IMDb A website for those who hold Massimo in 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