Almost a Man (1966) [N/A]
Featuring:
Jacques Perrin, Lea Padovani, Ilaria Occhini
Written by:
Vittorio De Seta
Fabio Carpi
Vera Gherarducci
Directed by:
Vittorio De Seta
Release Date:
September 22, 1966
Original Title:
Un uomo a metà
Alternate Titles:
Half a Man
Un hombre dividido
Un homme à moitié
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Ditta De Seta Vittorio
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 93
A young writer descends into madness. Alienated, neurotic, and plagued by guilt, Michele retreats from reality, loses interest in work, and comes to the brink of suicide before being sent to an asylum for shock therapy. Escaping from the asylum, Michele returns to his boyhood home, where he learns the reasons for his present mental state.
Michele, a young intellectual, enters an existential crisis when, without realizing it, his conception of life comes into conflict with collective morality. The result is a serious neurosis that detaches him from life, from work, from the neighbor. Hospitalized in the clinic, succeeds, recalling the past, to put together the scattered fragments of his personality. However, even the memory of the oppressive mother, the sense of inferiority towards the brother, and the youthful love for the sweet Elena seem to be able to fill the void on which he fell.
