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Signature. Pier Paolo Pasolini ( Italian: [ˈpjɛr ˈpaːolo pazoˈliːni]; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist and a political figure.
IMDb provides an overview of the life and work of Pier Paolo Pasolini, a controversial Italian writer, director and actor. Learn about his literary adaptations, political views, personal projects and tragic death.
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May 23, 2024 · Pier Paolo Pasolini (born March 5, 1922, Bologna, Italy—died Nov. 2, 1975, Ostia, near Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director, poet, and novelist, noted for his socially critical, stylistically unorthodox films.
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- 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' (1964) While it might not be one of the most popular Italian movies of all time, many will point to Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew as one of the all-time great Italian films.
- 'Mamma Roma' (1962) One year after Accattone, Pasolini followed it up with a film often viewed as even better. That film is 1962's Mamma Roma, which follows a middle-aged woman who used to work as a prostitute using the money she's saved to start a new chapter in her life, but finds her past and strained relationship with her son making that easier said than done.
- 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom' (1975) Of every Pasolini film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, is easily the most well-known and has achieved a level of notoriety that means many who've never heard of Pasolini as a director have still likely heard of this film.
- 'Love Meetings' (1964) Beyond feature films, Pier Paolo Pasolini also made a collection of short films and documentary features. Of the latter, Love Meetings is perhaps his most widely celebrated and well-known, and given he could make great documentaries alongside non-documentaries, it's worth highlighting at least one.
Still from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Decameron, 1971, 35 mm, color, sound, 111 minutes. PIER PAOLO PASOLINI first visited New York City in late 1966, and what he found there surprised…
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A user on IMDb created a list of 12 films directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, an Italian poet, writer and filmmaker. The list includes his adaptations of classical works, such as The Decameron and The Gospel According to St. Matthew, as well as his controversial and avant-garde films, such as Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom.
A retrospective of the Italian filmmaker's thirteen features and his most important shorts, covering his diverse and influential career from neorealism to myth and allegory. Learn about Pasolini's life, style, politics and legacy as a writer, poet, critic and activist.
