Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (Italian: Laggiù qualcuno mi ama) is a 2023 Italian documentary film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. The documentary film is a Mario Martone's personal journey in Massimo Troisi's cinema. By assembling the scenes of his films, Martone wants to highlight Troisi as a great director of our cinema even before being a great comic actor.[1][2] It was selected at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special, where it had its world premiere on 17 February 2023.[3] It was released in cinemas on 23 February 2023.[4]

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Official poster
Directed byMario Martone
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Fabrizio Donvito
  • Mauro Berardi
  • Benedetto Habib
  • Marco Cohen
  • Daniel Campos Pavoncelli
  • Giampaolo Letta
  • Massimiliano Orfei
Starring
CinematographyPaolo Carnera
Edited byJacopo Quadri
Production
companies
Distributed byVision Distribution
Release dates
  • 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) (Berlinale)
  • 23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) (Italy)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Content of the film

Massimo Troisi lived through 1953 to 1994. His last film was the 1994 comedy drama Il Postino: The Postman. He was a stage actor and film director and his understanding of comedy, keen observations of the intimate and political relationships between men and women is a source of inspiration for an entire generation. The film is a Mario Martone's personal journey in his cinema. He collected the scenes of his films, and highlighted Troisi as a great director.

Cast

Release

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me had its premiere on 17 February 2023 as part of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlinale Special.[5] It was released in cinemas on 23 February 2023.[4]

Reception

Vittoria Scarpa reviewing for Cineuropa praised the film and wrote, "this sincere tale that Martone dedicates to a beloved and regretted fellow citizen, a tender homage "from director to director" that for two hours takes the spectator back in time, to an unrepeatable creative period."[6] Andrew Murray in his review in The Upcoming rated the film with 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "[T]his picture is an endearing celebration and testament to the man from those who knew him best."[7]

References
  1. "Laggiù qualcuno mi ama" [Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me]. Crew United (in German). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. Goodfellow, Melanie (18 February 2023). "Massimo Troisi Trailer: Paolo Sorrentino & Michael Radford Recall 'Il Postino' Star In Berlinale Doc 'Somebody Down There". Deadline. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. Abbatescianni, Davide (16 January 2023). "The Berlinale adds eight new titles to its Berlinale Special strand, announces full Berlinale Shorts line-up". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Laggiù qualcuno mi ama:Presentato al 73º Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Berlino nella sezione Berlinale Special" [Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me: Presented at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Special section]. Vision Distribution (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. Martone, Mario (13 January 2023). "Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. Scarpa, Vittoria (17 February 2023). "Berlinale 2023: Berlinale Special:Review: Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. Murray, Andrew (20 February 2023). "Laggiù Qualcuno Mi Ama (Somebody Down There Likes Me)". The Upcoming. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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