The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

178 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 30, 1985

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.

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

178 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 30, 1985

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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Cinecittà, RAI, Excelsior Cinematografica
Original title Le due vite di Mattia Pascal
Directors Francesco Germi, Amanzio Todini, Giorgio Gobbi, Mario Monicelli
Writers Luigi Pirandello, Amanzio Todini, Ennio De Concini, Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

as Mattia Pascal

Senta Berger

as Clara

Flavio Bucci

as Terenzio Papiano

Laura Morante

as Adriana Paleari

Laura del Sol

as Romilda Pescatore

Andréa Ferréol

as Silvia Caporale

Bernard Blier

as Anselmo Paleari

Caroline Berg

as Véronique

Néstor Garay

as Giambattista Malagna

Alessandro Haber

as Mino Pomino

Carlo Bagno

as Pellegrinotto

Clelia Rondinella

as Oliva Salvoni

Rosalia Maggio

as Vedova pescatore

Flora Cantori

as Madre di Mattia

Helen Sterling

as Zia Scolastica

François Marinovich

as Padre di Pomino

Elettra Mancini Ferrua

as Governante di Casa Pascal

Maria Paola Sutto

as Prostituta

Paul Müller

as Giocatore a Montecarlo

Victor Cavallo

as Avvocato Settebellezze

Tonino Proietti

as Amante di Clara

Giuseppe Cederna

as Giovane Bisca Veneziano