
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
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.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Luca Federico, Mario Martone
Actors: Anna Pavignano, Aurora Leone, Fabio Balsamo, Goffredo Fofi, Mario Martone, Massimo Troisi, Michael Radford, Paolo Sorrentino, Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone
Country: Italy
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