Movie
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985)
Le due vite di 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.
- Production
- RAI · Cinecittà Studios · Excelsior Cinematografica
Cast
20 people
F
Flora Cantori
as Madre di Mattia
H
Helen Sterling
as Zia Scolastica
F
François Marinovich
as Padre di Pomino
E
Elettra Mancini Ferrua
as Governante di Casa Pascal