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

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mario Martone
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    Renato Caccioppoli Carlo Cecchi
  • Profile picture of Anna Bonaiuto
    Anna Anna Bonaiuto
  • Profile picture of Renato Carpentieri
    Luigi Caccioppoli Renato Carpentieri
  • Profile picture of Toni Servillo
    Pietro Toni Servillo
  • Profile picture of Antonio Neiwiller
    Don Simplicio Antonio Neiwiller
  • Profile picture of Licia Maglietta
    Emilia Licia Maglietta
  • Profile picture of Roberto De Francesco
    Leonardo Roberto De Francesco
  • Profile picture of Andrea Renzi
    Leo Andrea Renzi

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Keywords

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