''Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' ( it, Morte di un matematico napoletano) is a 1992 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

, 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 Carlo Cecchi (born 25 January 1939 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian actor. Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of Eduardo De Filippo. In 1968, he made his debut for cinema in '' La sua gior ...

as Renato Caccioppoli * Anna Bonaiuto as Anna *

Renato Carpentieri Renato Carpentieri (born 2 April 1943) is an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Life and career Born in Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Carpentieri studied architecture in Naples, where from 1965 to 1974 he was engaged in the organizatio ...

as Luigi Caccioppoli *

Toni Servillo Marco Antonio Servillo (), known as Toni Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both '' Gomorrah'' and ''Il Divo'' and in 2013 for ''The Great Beauty'', as wel ...

as Pietro *

Licia Maglietta Licia Maglietta (born 16 November 1954) is an Italian actress and stage director, known for her work with Italian director Silvio Soldini. Their collaborations include romances ''Bread and Tulips'' (2000) - for which Maglietta won multiple awards ...

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:

*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 –

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

1993: **Silver Ribbon Award – Best New Director: Mario Martone

Nominated

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...

1993: **European Film Award – Best Actor:

1993: **Silver Ribbon – Best Actor:

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1992 films Italian drama films Venice Grand Jury Prize winners Films directed by Mario Martone 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub