The Story of a Poor Young Man

1h 51min

Drama

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...

Production Companies

Mass Film

Studio El

Matopigia

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Les Films Alain Sarde

RAI

Cast

Rolando Ravello

Rolando Ravello

Vincenzo Persico
André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Sostituto Procuratore Moscati
Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Bartoloni
Mario Carotenuto

Mario Carotenuto

Sig. Pieralisi
Renato De Carmine

Renato De Carmine

Avvocato Cantini
Gianfelice Imparato

Gianfelice Imparato

Assistente Moscati
Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Madre di Vincenzo
Gea Martire

Gea Martire

Testimone
Barbara D'Urso

Barbara D'Urso

Madre dello studente

Release date

29th Sep 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano