Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995)

The Story of a Poor Young Man poster
Original title
Romanzo di un giovane povero
Directed by
Ettore Scola
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h
Rated
T
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor young man gets involved in a crime. The story follows his struggles and the people around him.

tensemelancholicslow-burngrittydramaticreflectivesomberurban

What happens

The Story of a Poor Young Man (Italian: Romanzo di un giovane povero) is a 1995 Italian crime drama film directed by Ettore Scola. The film entered the 52nd Venice International Film Festival, where Isabella Ferrari was awarded with the Volpi Cup for best supporting actress. Alberto Sordi's performance was awarded with the Grolla d'oro for best leading actor in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?