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Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

2023 · 128 min

A warm, reflective documentary that feels like a personal essay, blending film clips and interviews to celebrate a beloved artist's legacy.

Directed by
Mario Martone
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Massimo Troisi, Mario Martone, Paolo Sorrentino
Overview
The life of a dying young man at the short age of only forty-one after playing the lead in Il postino. He was a brilliant stage actor before becoming an astonishing film director.

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Directed by
Mario Martone
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Massimo Troisi, Mario Martone, Paolo Sorrentino
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • death
  • identity
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mario Martone
Written by
Mario Martone, Anna Pavignano
Starring
Massimo Troisi, Mario Martone, Paolo Sorrentino, Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Anna Pavignano, Fabio Balsamo, Aurora Leone
Cinematography
Paolo Carnera
Runtime
128 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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