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The 2 Lives of 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.

Top Cast

  • Marcello Mastroianni

    Marcello Mastroianni

    Mattia Pascal

  • Senta Berger

    Senta Berger

    Clara

  • Flavio Bucci

    Flavio Bucci

    Terenzio Papiano

  • Laura Morante

    Laura Morante

    Adriana Paleari

  • Laura del Sol

    Laura del Sol

    Romilda Pescatore

  • Andréa Ferréol

    Andréa Ferréol

    Silvia Caporale

  • Bernard Blier

    Bernard Blier

    Anselmo Paleari

  • Caroline Berg

    Caroline Berg

    Véronique

  • Néstor Garay

    Néstor Garay

    Giambattista Malagna

Overview

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.

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