Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

Genres: Drama, History

Languages: Italian

Year: 1992

Vote: 6.8

Festival & Award: Venice - Grand Jury Prize

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

The showmakers

Mario Martone
Carlo Cecchi
Anna Bonaiuto
Renato Carpentieri
Toni Servillo

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.

Indie vibes check

An Italian film by Mario Martone, produced independently with an auteur-driven approach.

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