The Story of a Poor Young Man

6.6
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 111 min
  • Premiere: 1995. September 29.

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 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 particularly sad night and, during an outburst Mr. Bartoloni asks Vincenzo to help him to get rid of his wife by simulating an accident with the promise of a considerable amount of money. At night Vincenzo can't sleep: Mr. Bartoloni wasn't joking and he is in a desperate need for money...

Discover

Rolando Ravello

Vincenzo Persico

André Dussollier

Sostituto Procuratore Moscati

Alberto Sordi

Bartoloni

Mario Carotenuto

Sig. Pieralisi

Renato De Carmine

Avvocato Cantini

Gianfelice Imparato

Assistente Moscati

Sara Franchetti

Madre di Vincenzo

Gea Martire

Testimone

Barbara D'Urso

Madre dello studente

Enzo Monteduro

Di Peggio

Art

Ezio Di Monte

Set Decoration

Luciano Ricceri

Production Design

Rodolfo Calascibetta

Property Master

Roberto Magagnini

Property Master

Giuseppe Sorrentino

Assistant Production Design

Camera

Stefano Coletta

Camera Operator

Lorenzo Tovoli

First Assistant Camera

Franco Di Giacomo

Director of Photography

Francesca D'Antoni

Second Assistant Camera

Roberto Emidi

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Enrico Sabbatini

Costume Design

Emanuela Naccarati

Assistant Costume Designer

Franco Rufini

Makeup Artist

Carlo Barucci

Hairstylist

Simonetta Leoncini

Costume Design

Directing

Ettore Scola

Director

Amanzio Todini

First Assistant Director

Martina Monicelli

Script Supervisor

Maria Raffaella Faggiano

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Roberta Bianchi

Assistant Editor

Antonio Di Lorenzo

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Francesco Lattuada

Production Secretary

Carlos Pasini Hansen

Production Manager

Fabio Laureti

Production Secretary

Gianfranco Morra

Administration

Barbara Scotton

Production Secretary

Giorgio Scotton

Line Producer

Sound

Armando Trovajoli

Original Music Composer

Danilo Sterbini

Sound Mixer

Writing

Giacomo Scarpelli

Screenplay

Ettore Scola

Screenplay

Silvia Scola

Screenplay