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The Story of a Poor Young Man

Original title: Romanzo di un giovane povero
  • 1995
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
289
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The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995)
Drama

Two neighbors, young Vincenzo and old Mr. Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his A... Read allTwo neighbors, young Vincenzo and old Mr. Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other hand, Mr. Bartoloni is fed up with his despotic wife: the woman w... Read allTwo neighbors, young Vincenzo and old Mr. Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other hand, Mr. Bartoloni is fed up with his despotic wife: the woman who used to be a beautiful artist is now a fat and shabby drunkard. The two men meet on a p... Read all

  • Director
    • Ettore Scola
  • Writers
    • Giacomo Scarpelli
    • Ettore Scola
    • Silvia Scola
  • Stars
    • Rolando Ravello
    • Alberto Sordi
    • Isabella Ferrari
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    289
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ettore Scola
    • Writers
      • Giacomo Scarpelli
      • Ettore Scola
      • Silvia Scola
    • Stars
      • Rolando Ravello
      • Alberto Sordi
      • Isabella Ferrari
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Rolando Ravello
    • Vincenzo Persico
    Alberto Sordi
    Alberto Sordi
    • Mr. Bartoloni
    Isabella Ferrari
    Isabella Ferrari
    • Andreina
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Sostituto procuratore Moscati…
    Mario Carotenuto
    • il sign.Pieralisi
    Renato De Carmine
    • Avvocato Cantini
    Gianfelice Imparato
    Gianfelice Imparato
    • Moscati Assistant
    Sara Franchetti
    • Madre di Vincenzo…
    Aida Billarelli
    • Karline
    Nathalie Caldonazzo
    • Karline 'Ananas'
    • (as Nathaly Caldonazzo)
    Gloria Sirabella
    • Marcella, la panettiera
    Gea Martire
    • La testimone
    Barbara D'Urso
    • Madre dello studente…
    Filippo Arcelloni
    Ester Astrologo
    Gianni Baghino
      Vittorio di Mambro
      Enzo Monteduro
      Enzo Monteduro
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      • Director
        • Ettore Scola
      • Writers
        • Giacomo Scarpelli
        • Ettore Scola
        • Silvia Scola
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      9/10
      The most round-about possible way of getting rid of your wife
      One of Ettore Scola's more bizarre films but an excellent study in human nature from many aspects, as this complicated possible murder case involves a number of characters, all very humdrum and ordinary, while Alberto Sordi sticks out as a very pathetic character of extreme tragi-comedy, desperately trying to find a way of getting rid of his constant nightmare of a wife but not willing to do it himself. He thinks he finds a suitable candidate for the murder in his young scholar of a neighbour, a quiet unemployed failure of a teacher and student, who only wants to be left in peace especially of his over-protective mother. Eventually the nightmare wife finds a sudden and fearful end, and her widower denounces his neighbour for the murder. The most interesting character here is actually the prosecutor, who says very little and never smiles, bur who gradually arrives at the truth of the pathetic tragedy but can't do much about it - the whole mess ends up in a hopeless question mark, as everyone resigns to his own tragedy. It is not a major film of Scola's but psychologically very interesting in its meticulous dissection of very ordinary characters.
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      • Release date
        • September 29, 1995 (Italy)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Signora Ananas
      • Filming locations
        • Rome, Lazio, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Massfilm
        • Studio El
        • Matopigia
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      • Runtime
        2 hours
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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