''Almost a Man'' (, also known as ''Half a Man'') is a 1966 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
co-written and directed by
Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.Venice Film Festival
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, in which
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin (; born Jacques André Simonet ; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet.
Early life
Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in ...
was awarded with the
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
The Volpi Cup for Best Actor () is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed ...
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Plot
While locked up in a mental health clinic, Michele looks back on his life. This includes reflecting on his controlling mother and selfish brother, who influenced Michele's neurosis that makes it difficult for him to establish relationships with women.
Cast
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Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin (; born Jacques André Simonet ; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet.
Early life
Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in ...
as Michele
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Lea Padovani
Lea Padovani (28 July 1920 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film '' Black Dossier'' which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Partial filmography
* '' ...
as Madre di Michele
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Gianni Garko
Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935) is a retired Croats of Italy, Croatian-Italian actor. He found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns, where he was often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson. He is per ...
as Fratello di Michele
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Ilaria Occhini
Ilaria Occhini (28 March 1934 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films.Rosemary Dexter as Marina
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Pier Paolo Capponi
Pier Paolo Capponi (9 June 1938 – 15 February 2018) was an Italian actor and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Subiaco, after his studies Capponi attended a theater school and later was chosen by director Vittorio De Seta for an import ...
as Ugo
* Francesca De Seta as Simonetta
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Kitty Swan
Kitty Swan (born Kirsten Svanholm; 25 May 1943) is a Danish actress. She appeared in more than twelve films from 1966 to 1972.
Early life
Kitty Swan was born on 25 May 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Career
Kitty Swan was known for portraying th ...
as Girl at park
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Ivan Rassimov
Ivan Đerasimović ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Ђерасимовић; 7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003), known professionally as Ivan Rassimov, was an Italian actor of Serb descent who appeared in many horror and exploitation films.
Biography
Born in Tr ...
Music
All music by
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone ( , ; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, Orchestration, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 film score, scores for cinema and televisi ...
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# "Requiem Per Un Destino" – 23:08 (Chorus and orchestra)