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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

  • September 8, 1992
  • 108 min.
  • Drama, History
  • Italy
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.

Original title: Morte di un matematico napoletano

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nomination

100%

winning rate

1

win

Venice Film Festival #49 - 1992

Award People Status
Special Jury Prize Winner

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