Il Piccolo Archimede (1979)
Directed by Gianni Amelio
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - Italy |
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
This tragic story explores the situation of a little Italian peasant boy who is discovered by an Englishman to have unusual musical and mathematical gifts. Based on a book by Aldous Huxley, the boy is exploited by his neighbors, and his life is made miserable after the Englishman leaves. When his English patron discovers how things are, he returns to save the boy, but it is too late.
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child, exploitation, mathematics, music, peasant, rescue