The Little Archimedes (1980)
The action takes place in Florence in the 1930s. Alfred, an Englishman who moved to that city in order to write a book on Giotto, meets a boy who is fond of music and mathematics, with whom he becomes close friends. Alfred goes to Switzerland, but one day he receives an anguished letter from the boy and rushes back to Florence where he learns some terrible news.
Director:
Gianni Amelio
Writer:
Gianni Amelio
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John Steiner as Alfred |
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Aldo Salvi as Guido |
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Shirley Corrigan as Elisabeth |
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Laura Betti as La signora Bondi |
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Graziano Giusti as Il signor Bondi |
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Mark Morganti as Robin |
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Renato Moretti as Il padre di Guido |
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Liliana Vannini as La domestica di casa Bondi |
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Franco Pugi as Il ragazzo in bicicletta |
| Editing | Giorgio Pozzi | Editor |
| Directing | Gianni Amelio | Director |
| Writing | Aldous Huxley | Story |
| Crew | Guido Bertoni | Cinematography |
| Sound | Roman Vlad | Music |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Screenplay |