Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Mamma Roma
7.8

Mamma Roma

Sep. 22, 1962

Mamma Roma

After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so ...
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
5.8

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Love Meetings
7.5

Love Meetings

Jul. 05, 1965

Love Meetings

Pier Paolo Pasolini sets out to interview Italians about sex, apparently their least favorite thing to talk about in public: he asks children if ...
The Canterbury Tales
6.3

The Canterbury Tales

Sep. 02, 1972

The Canterbury Tales

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
The Hawks and the Sparrows
7.2

The Hawks and the Sparrows

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Medea
6.9

Medea

Jan. 28, 1970

Medea

Based on the plot of Euripides’ Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and ...
Pigsty
6.6

Pigsty

Sep. 02, 1969

Pigsty

Two dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn to pieces by some wild ...
Theorem
7

Theorem

Sep. 07, 1968

Theorem

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an ...
Oedipus Rex
7.2

Oedipus Rex

Sep. 07, 1967

Oedipus Rex

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son – and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby ...