Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
Genre : Drama, History
Runtime : 1H 48M
Director : Mario Martone
Writer : Fabrizia Ramondino, Mario Martone
Synopsis
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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