Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
1992
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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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Awards
Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Setting
Naples
Original language
Italian
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Festival History
- David di Donatello Awards 1993 generic
- European Film Awards 1993 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1993 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1992 generic
