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The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal

1985 film by Mario Monicelli

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]

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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

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Festival de Cannes: The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.


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