The Little Archimedes

The Little Archimedes (1980)

Il piccolo Archimede

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.

Date of release
1980-03-07
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Gianni Amelio

Casting

Interesting facts

Il piccolo Archimede is a 1979 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. It is an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's short story "The Young Archimedes" (1924). For her role Laura Betti was awarded as best actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

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