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The Story of a Poor Young Man

The Story of a Poor Young Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 29, 1995

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

Romanzo di un giovane povero

Production Companies

Mass Film, Studio El, Matopigia, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Les Films Alain Sarde, RAI

Director

Ettore Scola

Description

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...