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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)

Drama History
Release Date: 1992, September 8
Directors: Mario Martone
Countries: Italy
Production: Teatri Uniti, Teatri Uniti, AnGio Film, AnGio Film, RAI, RAI
Cast: Toni Bertorelli, Lucio Allocca, Agostino Chiummariello, Nicola Di Pinto, Alessandra D'Elia, Lello Serao, Toni Servillo, Antonino Iuorio, Nello Mascia, Patrizio Rispo, Anna Bonaiuto, Sergio Solli

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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