Il Male oscuro (1990)
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In this wry comedy, if it were not for the fact that screenwriter Giuseppe Marchi (Giancarlo Giannini) is clearly overwhelmed by attacks of guilt at his sometimes caddish behavior, it would be easy to dislike him as he is shown disclosing his inner life to his psychiatrist (Vittorio Caprioli). Instead, he is seen to have suffered a series of acute psychosomatic illnesses which were misdiagnosed so that he suffered a slew of unnecessary abdominal operations. Eventually some shred of self-understanding, coupled with a deep sense of resignation at life's unfairness, prompts him to leave all his travails behind for a simple, if lonely, life in Calabria. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Giancarlo Giannini, Emmanuelle Seigner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mario Monicelli
Synopsis of Il Male oscuro
In this wry comedy, if it were not for the fact that screenwriter Giuseppe Marchi (Giancarlo Giannini) is clearly overwhelmed by attacks of guilt at his sometimes caddish behavior, it would be easy to dislike him as he is shown disclosing his inner life to his psychiatrist (Vittorio Caprioli). Instead, he is seen to have suffered a series of acute psychosomatic illnesses which were misdiagnosed so that he suffered a slew of unnecessary abdominal operations. Eventually some shred of self-understanding, coupled with a deep sense of resignation at life's unfairness, prompts him to leave all his travails behind for a simple, if lonely, life in Calabria. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of Il Male oscuro
- Giancarlo Giannini - Giuseppe Marchi
- Stefania Sandrelli - Girlfriend
- Emmanuelle Seigner - Wife
- Vittorio Caprioli - Psychiatrist
- Director(s):
- Mario Monicelli
- Writer(s):
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Tonino Guerra
- Producer(s):
- Giovanni Di Clemente
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