Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)

6.7/10 108 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Carlo Cecchi

Renato Caccioppoli

Anna Bonaiuto

Anna

Renato Carpentieri

Luigi Caccioppoli

Toni Servillo

Pietro

Antonio Neiwiller

Don Simplicio

Licia Maglietta

Emilia

Roberto De Francesco

Leonardo

Andrea Renzi

Leo

Lucio Allocca

PCI Leader

Toni Bertorelli

Antonio Alcamo

Nicola Di Pinto

PCI Leader

Franco Javarone

Gentleman (as Franco Iavarone)

Antonino Iuorio

Ferdinando, a journalist

Nello Mascia

PCI Senator

Enzo Moscato

Biondino

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