Troisi is a renowned Italian actor, screenwriter and director. He made an invaluable contribution to the art of cinematography in Italy, created several successful comedies and played along with the stars of world cinema.
Biography
Massimo Troisi was born on February 19, 1953 in the small Italian town of San Giorgio a Cremano, in the Campania region, in the province of Naples. He died on June 4, 1994 in Rome. Troisi was born into a large family of a train engineer. Some of the events that took place in his house were reflected in his work. After graduating from high school, Massimo wrote several poems. He was inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Since 1969, Troisi has played in a small local theater with some of his childhood friends. Among them were Lello Arena and Enzo Decaro. Due to the early death of his mother, Massimo worked hard and worried. In 1976, he underwent heart valve surgery at a clinic in the United States. All expenses were covered by his friends.
Career
Troisi began his acting career quite early - at the age of 15. He first played in the Centro Teatro Spazio. Massimo became widely known between 1976 and 1979. Then he participated in shows such as Non Stop and Luna Park. Troisi's first feature film was the 1981 film I'll Start With Three. Thanks to his creative activity, Troisi was nominated 20 times for the most prestigious film awards and won them 9 times.
Some prizes were given to him posthumously, since Massimo passed away very early. He suffered from heart disease since childhood. At 41, Massimo suffered a heart attack and died. This happened 12 hours after the filming of The Postman was over. Director Michael Radford noticed that the actor was losing strength and suggested that he take a break from work. But Troisi worked hard to the end.
Filmography
The first film - "I start with three" - was released in 1981. Troisi became a director, screenwriter and leading actor. The film received 2 awards from David di Donatello in the sections "Best Film" and "Best Actor". A year later, the short comedy Dead Troisi - Alive Troisi was released. The director and performer of the main role is Massimo. In part of the script, he was assisted by Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano.
In the same year, Massimo starred and wrote the script for the film by Lodovico Gasparini "No thanks, coffee makes me nervous." The film also stars Arena Lello, Maddalena Crippa, Armando Marra, Anna Campori, James Senes, Carlo Monni and Sergio Sulli.
In 1983 the film "Sorry for the delay" was released. Troisi became the director, screenwriter and performer of the main role. For her performance in this comedy, Lina Polito won the David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress and Lello Arena for Best Supporting Actor.
The following year, Italian viewers saw the picture "There is nothing left to do but cry." This is a comedy film with the participation of Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi, who are also the directors and screenwriters of the film.
In 1986, Massimo played Werner in the adventure film Hotel Colonial. The film was directed by Cinzia Torrini and written by Enzo Monteleoni, Cinzia Torrini, Robert Katz and Ira Barmak. Massimo's partners on the set were such actors as John Savage as Marco Venieri, Rachel Ward as Irene Costa, Robert Duvall as Roberto Carrasco, Anna Galiena as Francesca Venieri, Claudio Baez as Anderson, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez as Linda, Tariq Hager as Luka at 17 and Daniel Sommer as Marco at 13.
In 1987, another creation of Troisy as an actor, screenwriter and director came out - the film "The Lord's Ways Are Over". This comedy drama won the Italian Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Screenplay. In addition, actor Marco Messeri, who starred in the film, won the Ciak d'oro as Best Supporting Actor. Also in the film you can see Joe Champa as Vittoria, Massimo Bonetti as Orlando, Enzo Cannavale as Camillo's father and Clelia Rondinella as Camillo's sister.
Until 1991, Massimo Troisi worked as an actor and starred in 3 films: "Magnificence", "What time is it?" and The Voyage of Captain Fracassa. Splendor is a 1989 film directed by Ettore Skola. He also wrote a script for the film. Stars such as Marcello Mastroianni and Marina Vladi starred alongside Troisi. The film was officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989 and received the Nastro d'Argento Best award for the best cinematography by Luciano Tovoli.
"What time is it now?" came out in 1989. This is Ettore Skola's drama. The script was assisted by Beatrice Ravaglioli and Sylvia Scola. In addition to Massimo, the roles were played by Marcello Mastroianni, Anne Pario, Renato Moretti and Lou Castel. The film received 4 awards at the Venice Film Festival, including Best Male Actor Marcello Mastroianni and Massimo Troisi.
Captain Fracassa's Voyage is a 1990 comedy directed by Ettore Skola. Together with Furio Scarpelli, he wrote the screenplay based on Théophile Gaultier's novel Captain Frakasse. Together with Massimo, they played Vincent Perez as Baron Sigognac, Emmanuelle Beart as Isabella, Ornell Muti as Serafina, Loretta Masiero as Lady Leonarde, Tony Ucci as Tyrant, Massimo Wertmüller as Leandre Perrier, Jean-François Matamora, Tosca d'Achino as Zerbina, Claudio Amendola as Agostino, Marco Messeri as Brewer, Ciccio Ingrassia as Pietro, and Remo Girona as Valombros.
In 1991 Troisi's film "It seemed to me that it was love" was released. Then in 1994 he starred in Michael Radford's film "The Postman" and wrote the script for it. This is the last work of Massimo Troisi.
