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Italo Svevo

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Italo Svevo

Born December 19, 1861 · Trieste, Italy

Died September 13, 1928 · aged 66

Aron Hector Schmitz (1861–1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo, was an Italian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Though only recognised for his literary achievements towards the end of his life, Svevo is celebrated as one of Italy's finest writers and, along with Luigi Pirandello, is considered a prominent figure of early 20th century Italian literature…

Known For

Desiring JuliaDesiring Julia · 1986
Desiring Julia
★ 4.71986
MovieDramaRomance
A young man falls in love with extra-liberated Giulia. Their relationship becomes very passionate, but Giulia has no limits in her sexual fantasies and games. Poor guy, will soon discover he'll have to pay a price for Giulia. He'll have to put up with all her strange and pervert desires, until of course he reaches his limits.
CarelessCareless · 1962
Careless
★ 7.41962
MovieDramaRomance
Emilio Brentani leads a peaceful and uneventful life with his older sister Amalia. Until he meets Angiolina Zarri, a beautiful but fickle, wayward and coquettish young woman. Unfortunately for him, Emilio falls madly in love with her.
InferiorityInferiority · 1977
Inferiority
1977
MovieDramaTV Movie
The drama that examines the universal relationship between a master and a servant.
Zenovo vedomieZenovo vedomie · 1976
Zenovo vedomie
1976
MovieDramaTV Movie
Television adaptation of the novel by the Italian writer Italo Svevo. His hero is Zeno Cosini, the son of a merchant in Trieste. He is a type of useless person, defeated by life and incapable of action. The ironic insight with which the author draws a picture of the townspeople of Trieste at the turn of the century sounds like an accurate diagnosis of a social class that is doomed with its entire lifestyle and morality.
The Words of My FatherThe Words of My Father · 2001
The Words of My Father
★ 7.02001
MovieDrama
At 30, Zeno's father dies, and he realizes that his youth is almost over. Meeting Giovanni Malfenti, a succesful gallery owner with four daughters, he's impressed by Malfenti's energy, and falls in love with one of his daughters. This relationship helps Zeno find peace and direction.
Theatre 625Theatre 625 · 1964
Theatre 625
★ 7.21964
SeriesDrama
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
La coscienza di ZenoLa coscienza di Zeno · 1988
La coscienza di Zeno
★ 7.01988
SeriesDrama
A RAI miniseries, based on the novel by Italo Svevo.
Zeno’s ConscienceZeno’s Conscience · 1966
Zeno’s Conscience
★ 9.01966
SeriesDrama
Set between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zeno Cosini, a wealthy Trieste merchant, neurotic and smoker, is marked by a conflictual relationship with his father and a chronic sense of inadequacy that drives him to seek help from psychoanalyst Dr. S.

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