5 Movies Starring Massimo Troisi

I'm Starting from Three

I'm Starting from Three

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-03-05

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1020 Reviews)

Director:

Massimo Troisi

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

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.

Scusate il ritardo

Scusate il ritardo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-03-10

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (461 Reviews)

Director:

Massimo Troisi

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Splendor

Splendor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-02-16

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (468 Reviews)

Director:

Ettore Scola

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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.

Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse

Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-12-20

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (534 Reviews)

Director:

Massimo Troisi

Cast:

Writer:

Anna Pavignano

Massimo Troisi

Fullplot:

Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.

Il Postino: The Postman

Il Postino: The Postman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-22

Languages:

Italian, Spanish

Countries:

Italy, France, Belgium

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (24451 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Radford

Cast:

Writer:

Antonio Skèrmeta (novel)

Furio Scarpelli (story)

Giacomo Scarpelli (story)

Anna Pavignano (screenplay)

Michael Radford (screenplay)

Furio Scarpelli (screenplay)

Giacomo Scarpelli (screenplay)

Massimo Troisi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island for political reasons. On the island, the unemployed son of a poor fisherman is hired as an extra postman due to the huge increase in mail that this causes. Il Postino is to hand-deliver the celebrity's mail to him. Though poorly educated, the postman learns to love poetry and eventually befriends Neruda. Struggling to grow and express himself more fully, he suddenly falls in love and needs Neruda's help and guidance more than ever.

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