The Story of a Poor Young Man
1995, Italian. Directed by Ettore Scola.
Two neighbours, young Vincenzo and old Mr Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand, Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other, Mr Bartoloni is fed up with his despotic wife: the woman who used to be a beautiful artist is now a fat and shabby drunkard. The two men meet on a particularly sad night and, during an outburst, Mr. Bartoloni asks Vincenzo to help him to get rid of his wife by simulating an accident with the promise of a reward.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Ettore ScolaDirector
- Rolando RavelloVincenzo Persico
- André DussollierSostituto Procuratore Moscati
- Alberto SordiBartoloni
- Isabella FerrariAndreina
- Mario CarotenutoSig. Pieralisi
- Renato De CarmineAvvocato Cantini
- Gianfelice ImparatoAssistente Moscati
- Sara FranchettiMadre di Vincenzo
- Aida BillarelliKarline
- Nathalie CaldonazzoAnanas
- Gloria SirabellaMarcella
- Gea MartireTestimone
Details
- Released
- 29 September 1995
- Original title
- Romanzo di un giovane povero
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Giacomo Scarpelli, Ettore Scola, Silvia Scola
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The Story of a Poor Young Man runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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The Story of a Poor Young Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 September 1995. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Story of a Poor Young Man?
The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995) was directed by Ettore Scola and stars Rolando Ravello, André Dussollier, Alberto Sordi.