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.
DramaHistorymathematiciannaples, italybiographyalcoholismmath teacheralcoholic teacherdeath of teachercommunism1950scollege professordisenchantmentcontemplating suicide
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- Carlo CecchiRenato Caccioppoli
- Anna BonaiutoAnna
- Renato CarpentieriLuigi Caccioppoli
- Toni ServilloPietro
- Antonio NeiwillerDon Simplicio
- Licia MagliettaEmilia
- Fulvia CarotenutoLina
- Roberto De FrancescoLeonardo
- Andrea RenziLeo
- Alessandra D'EliaStella
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- Mario MartoneDirector
- Fabrizia RamondinoScreenplay
- Mario MartoneScreenplay
- Luca BigazziDirector of Photography
- Michele CampanellaOriginal Music Composer
- Jacopo QuadriEditor
- Angelo CurtiProducer
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