Massimo Troisi

writer, director
Feature Film

Non ci resta che piangere


While stranded in a thunderstorm in Tuscany, lifelong friends Mario and Saverrio find themselves unexpectedly in 1492, whereupon they fall in love a few times, pretend to be the composer of “Yesterday” and other modern-day hits, and come to the conclusion that they must stop Columbus from discovering America (either to prevent the genocide of the Native Americans or to prevent Mario’s sister from having her heart broken, depending on who you believe), and try rather pitifully to explain trains and other modern marvels to da Vinci, including a proposal to split the proceeds “thirty-three, thirty-three, and thirty-three!”

An extended director’s cut also expands the story of one of their heartthrob-esse, an Amazon named Astriaha]], but we don’t know the details of its release or whether an English-subtitled release of the film exists. —based on Wikipedia
Trentatré, trentatré e trentatré!
translate Thirty-three, thirty-three, and thirty-three.
Laid-back Massimo Troisi (as Mario) and pleading Roberto Benigni (as Saverio)
                pose in front of Botticelli’s Venus on the Half-Shell and Giorgione’s Sleeping
                Venus.
  • Comedy
  • Definite Time Travel