Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

1992 Italian film

8 September 1992 (1992-09-08)

Running time

108 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (Italian: Morte di un matematico napoletano) is a 1992 Italian drama film, written and directed by Mario Martone.

The film earned nine awards and was nominated for two, with director and writer Mario Martone winning seven awards.

Plot

Cast

Carlo Cecchi as Renato Caccioppoli
Anna Bonaiuto as Anna
Renato Carpentieri as Luigi Caccioppoli
Toni Servillo as Pietro
Licia Maglietta as Emilia
Antonio Neiwiller as Don Simplicio
Andrea Renzi as Leo
Alessandra D'Elia as Stella
Roberto De Francesco as Leonardo
Lucio Amelio as the Marquis
Toni Bertorelli as Antonio Alcamo
Antonino Iuorio as Ferdinando
Patrizio Rispo as Stefanini
Sergio Solli as the Magistrate
Enzo Moscato as Biondino
Vincenzo Salemme as Communist Party militant
Nicola Di Pinto as Communist Party leader

Awards

Won

49th Venice International Film Festival 1992:
- Grand Special Jury Prize – Mario Martone
- Kodak Cinecritica Award – Mario Martone
- Pasinetti Award – Best Actor: Carlo Cecchi
Angers European First Film Festival 1993:
- C.I.C.A.E. Award – Mario Martone
- European Jury Award – Feature Film: Mario Martone
- SACD Grand Prize – Mario Martone
David di Donatello Awards 1993:
- David Award – Best New Director: Mario Martone
- Special David Award – Carlo Cecchi
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1993:
- Silver Ribbon Award – Best New Director: Mario Martone

Nominated

European Film Awards 1993:
- European Film Award – Best Actor: Carlo Cecchi
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1993:
- Silver Ribbon – Best Actor: Carlo Cecchi

External links

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician at IMDb

Films directed by Mario Martone

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
Rasoi (1993)
Nasty Love (1995)
The Vesuvians (segment "La salita", 1997)
Rehearsals for War (1998)
The Scent of Blood (2004)
We Believed (2010)
Leopardi (2014)
Capri-Revolution (2018)
The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)
The King of Laughter (2021)
Nostalgia (2022)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023)

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