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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

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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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 8, 1992
Original language
Italian
Spoken languages
italian
Countries
Italy
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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