The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.
- Year : 1985
- Country : Italy
- Genre : Drama, Comedy
- Studio : Cinecittà Studios, Excelsior Cinematografica, RAI
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- Director : Mario Monicelli
- Cast : Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Flavio Bucci, Laura Morante, Laura del Sol, Andréa Ferréol