The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal
- 1985 (1985)
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (Italian: Le due vite di Mattia Pascal) is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli.[1] It was adapted from the novel Il fu Mattia Pascal by Luigi Pirandello. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
Mattia Pascal, an unsuccessful small farmer in northern Italy, decides to try his luck at a French casino and wins. When he sees in a newspaper story that a man with the same name has died mysteriously, he decides that this is a perfect opportunity to begin a new life. He takes the name Arturo Meis and moves to Rome. But he finds that a new life is not necessarily a more satisfying one.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Mattia Pascal
- Senta Berger - Clara
- Flavio Bucci - Terenzio Papiano
- Laura Morante - Adriana Paleari
- Laura del Sol - Romilda Pescatore
- Caroline Berg - Véronique
- Andréa Ferréol - Silvia Caporale
- Bernard Blier - Anselmo Paleari
- Alessandro Haber - Mino Pomino
- Néstor Garay - Giambattista Malagna
- Rosalia Maggio - Vedova Pescatore
- Clelia Rondinella - Oliva Salvoni
- Carlo Bagno - Pellegrinotto, dattilografo
- Flora Cantone - Madre di Mattia
- Helen Stirling - Zia Scolastica
- François Marinovich - Padre di Pomino
- Elettra Mancini Ferrua - Domestica casa Pascal
- Paul Muller - Ladro di fiches a Montecarlo
- Victor Cavallo - Avv. Cirino Settebellezze
- Tonino Proietti - Amante di Clara
- Giuseppe Cederna - Biscazziere elegante a Venezia
- Peter Berling - Aristide Melainassis
- Roberto Accornero - Suicida a Montecarlo
References
- ^ "NY Times: The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
External links
- The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal at IMDb
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