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The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal 1985 Directed by Mario Monicelli Le due vite di 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.

Country Italy
Production Country Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Release Date 30 August 1985
178 mins