The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985)

Name: The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1985-08-30
Duration: 178 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Flavio Bucci, Laura Morante, Laura del Sol

Aug 30, 1985 Drama, Comedy 2h 58m

59%

User Score

6.9/10

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.