Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

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1992
1h 48m
6.7(35 votes)
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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.

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74 members
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Carlo Cecchi

Renato Caccioppoli

Carlo Cecchi
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Anna Bonaiuto

Anna

Anna Bonaiuto
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Renato Carpentieri

Luigi Caccioppoli

Renato Carpentieri
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Toni Servillo

Pietro

Toni Servillo
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Antonio Neiwiller

Don Simplicio

Antonio Neiwiller
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Licia Maglietta

Emilia

Licia Maglietta
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Fulvia Carotenuto

Lina

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Roberto De Francesco

Leonardo

Roberto De Francesco
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Andrea Renzi

Leo

Andrea Renzi
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Alessandra D'Elia

Stella

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Annalisa Foà

Adele

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Lucio Amelio

The Marquis

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Vera Lombardi

Maria Bakunin

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Lucio Allocca

PCI Leader

Lucio Allocca
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Toni Bertorelli

Antonio Alcamo

Toni Bertorelli
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Nicola Di Pinto

PCI Leader

Nicola Di Pinto
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Franco Javarone

Gentleman (as Franco Iavarone)

Franco Javarone
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Antonino Iuorio

Ferdinando, a journalist

Antonino Iuorio
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Nello Mascia

PCI Senator

Nello Mascia
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Enzo Moscato

Biondino

Enzo Moscato
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Vincenzo Salemme

PCI Activist

Vincenzo Salemme
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Enzo Salomone

Mathematician

Enzo Salomone
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Mario Santella

Anarchist

Mario Santella
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Sergio Solli

Magistrate

Sergio Solli
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Tonino Taiuti

Roberto, a journalist

Tonino Taiuti
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Pasquale Zito

Man in the waiting room

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Ferdinando Sirignano

Man in the waiting room

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Anna Annunziata

Woman in the waiting room

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Carlo Di Maio

Cop

Carlo Di Maio
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Antonio Caldarella

Cop

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Beniamino Femiano

Professor

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Cesare Accetta

Assistant

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Gianfranco Campo

Student

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Raffaele Di Florio

Student

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Gloria Migliaccio

Student

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Michele Moscariello

Student

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Maurizio Bizzi

Allocca, the janitor

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Michele Lauri

O' Turrese, the beggar

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Angelo Bove

Bellhop

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Agostino Chiummariello

Bellhop

Agostino Chiummariello
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Rosa Badino

Donna Teresa, the porter

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Francesca Amitrano

Child

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Crew

Donna Esposito

Child

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Uta Zulke

German Girl

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Gino Curcione

Femminiello

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Gennaro Aubry

Femminiello

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Emilio Massa

Femminiello

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Tonino Ricchezza

Femminiello

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Arturo Cirillo

Mario, a student

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Peppe Bosone

Peppe, the innkeeper

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Maria Izzo

Assunta, the innkeeper

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Max Vajro

Dean

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Mario Franco

Other Professor

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Alberto Iuorio

Other Professor

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Giovanni Polara

Other Professor

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Luciana Zazzera

Wine Table Girl

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Giuliana Gargiulo

Woman at Teatro San Carlo

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Tullia Matania

Virginia

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Francesco Ruotolo

Giuseppe, a worker

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Attilio Majolo

Don Nicola, the car parking attendant

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Livia Patrizi

Examined Student

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Francesco Biscione

Examined Student

Francesco Biscione
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Tonino Di Meglio

Marquis' Butler

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Marco Manchisi

Undertaker

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Antonello Cossia

Undertaker

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Mario Porfito

Porter

Mario Porfito
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Salvatore Felaco

Porter

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Lello Salvatori

Giustino Sforza

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Guido Donatoni

Lawyer

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Francesco Cutillo

Lawyer

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Pinotto Merlino

Gentleman

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Lello Serao

Graveyard Director

Lello Serao
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Patrizio Rispo

Stefanini

Patrizio Rispo
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Vanni Baiano

Anarchist

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