Il professore e il pazzo

Oxford, mid 19th century, a worn leather satchel overflowing with letters. A professor compiles words, a madman submits thousands of definitions from his asylum cell. Safinia tackles the unlikely friendship at the dictionary's core.

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Farhad Safinia directed Il professore e il pazzo in 2019. See Farhad Safinia's full filmography, where to start with Farhad Safinia, or where to go after you've seen everything by Farhad Safinia.

Il professore e il pazzo was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.