Who knows what Massimo Troisi would be like today, aged 70.
Unforgettable artist of Italian cinema, with a subtle and profound irony, born on February 19, 1953 in San Giorgio a Cremano (Naples), died in Ostia (Rome) at the age of only 41 in 1994, as a result of a heart problem that had accompanied throughout life.
Just 12 hours before his death he had finished shooting that masterpiece which is "Il Postino".
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Massimo Troisi, the child poet THE PODCAST - Cinema
From the Grimace to the eternal 'fool' Postman in the popular imagination (ANSA)
Today a film,
"Tomorrow I get up late"
by Stefano Veneruso (Troisi's nephew) comes out in theaters and makes us imagine him at a mature age.
The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name in which Anna Pavignano (screenwriter of almost all of her films) recalls her love story with Troisi.
The scene of the florin at the customs in We just have to cry
But there is also another great tribute to the Neapolitan actor and director, the docufilm
Someone loves me up there
, Mario Martone's personal journey in Massimo Troisi's cinema, which will be presented at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival and will be in cinemas from 23 February.
And then exhibitions and murals have remembered and remember the Neapolitan actor and director.
Tonino and the teddy bear scene in Sorry for the delay
Troisi, in addition to the artistic legacy of his masterpieces, indirectly today also leaves another sign:
an Academy of expressive arts
conceived by the great friend and actor Lello Arena, who wanted the collaboration of Enzo de Caro, a project supported by the Municipality of Naples .
The Academy will be able to welcome 100 artists, not only beginners and with no age limit, and attendance is completely free.
Robertino's scene in Ricomincio da tre
On Friday 17th at 21.25 on Rai Tre there is the documentary film
"Happy birthday Massimo"
by Marco Spagnoli (on RaiPlay from 19 February).
Massimo Troisi's life is remembered by family and friends.
Among others, Renzo Arbore, Eugenio Bennato, Jerry Cala', Nino D'Angelo, Enzo De Caro, Fabio Fazio, Francesca Neri, Ferzan Özpetek, Roberto Vecchioni intervene in the film.
Archive materials are mixed with an intense story in a journey to discover the artist beyond the unforgettable man, with great irony and humanity.
A story about the physical but also metaphorical heart of one of the greatest Italian artists of the twentieth century, about his relationship with Naples, about his calm and sincere gaze on life and the world, but also on the injustices and pettiness of existence, which he completely rejected it.
The metaphor scene with Neruda (Philippe Noiret) in the Postman
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Cucinotta, Troisi was unique as an artist and as a man - Lifestyle
"It's one more occasion to talk about him. Twenty-eight years have passed since IL POSTINO and there isn't a day that I don't think of him with gratitude because he helped me to give myself visibility and to make it".
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