Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

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

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Directed by	Mario Martone
Written by	Mario Martone Fabrizia Ramondino
Produced by	Angelo Curti Antonietta de Lillo Giorgio Magliulo
Starring	Carlo Cecchi Anna Bonaiuto Toni Servillo
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Edited by	Jacopo Quadri
Music by	Michele Campanella
Distributed by	Radiotelevisione Italiana
Release dates	8 September 1992 – Italy 14 September 1992 – Canada February 1992 – Portugal 14 September 1994 – France 20 April 2002 – Argentina
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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

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

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