Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

Name: Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1992-09-08
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.7

1h 48m Italian

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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

1h 48m Italian

★ #22,328 Drama History

#mathematician #naples, italy #biography #alcoholism #math teacher #alcoholic teacher #death of teacher #communism #1950s #college professor #disenchantment #contemplating suicide #last day #suicide by gun

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

Screenplay, Story Mario Martone Screenplay, Story Fabrizia Ramondino Script Consultant Carlo Sbordone