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Massimo Troisi
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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.
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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.
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Massimo Troisi's Filmography
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Per sempre al Massimo
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
I magnifici 4 della risata
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
Effetto Smorfia
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
What Time Is It?
as Michele
Splendor
as Luigi
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
as Camillo
Hotel Colonial
as Werner
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano