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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

Film

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

6.7

1h 48m

1992

Synopsis

Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.

Director

Mario Martone

DramaHistory

mathematiciannaples, italybiographyalcoholismmath teacheralcoholic teacherdeath of teachercommunism1950scollege professordisenchantmentcontemplating suicide

Cast & Crew

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

as Renato Caccioppoli

Anna Bonaiuto

Anna Bonaiuto

as Anna

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

as Luigi Caccioppoli

Toni Servillo

Toni Servillo

as Pietro

Antonio Neiwiller

Antonio Neiwiller

as Don Simplicio

Licia Maglietta

Licia Maglietta

as Emilia

Fulvia Carotenuto

as Lina

Roberto De Francesco

Roberto De Francesco

as Leonardo

Andrea Renzi

Andrea Renzi

as Leo

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