Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

6.7(35 votes)
1992
1h 48m
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mathematiciannaples, italybiographyalcoholismmath teacheralcoholic teacherdeath of teachercommunism1950scollege professor

Overview

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.