Search results for "Pier Paolo Pasolini"
Pigsty

Pigsty

Pigsty
IMDb: 6.6
99

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 beasts. In the second story,…

Genre: Drama
The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows
IMDb: 7.2
85

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

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Notes Towards an African Orestes

Notes Towards an African Orestes

Notes Towards an African Orestes
IMDb: 6.7
65

The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.

Genre: Documentary
Love and Anger

Love and Anger

Love and Anger
IMDb: 5.8
102

Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts sleeping on sidewalks, to a woman’s assault in front of an apartment building, and to a…

Genre: Drama
Accattone

Accattone

Accattone
IMDb: 7.7
117

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

Genre: Drama
Mamma Roma

Mamma Roma

Mamma Roma
IMDb: 7.8
110

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 that she can have a…

Genre: Drama
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
IMDb: 5.8
117

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

Genre: Drama, History, Horror, War
Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights
IMDb: 6.7
131

The final part of Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all…

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
IMDb: 6.4
111

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Decameron

The Decameron

The Decameron
IMDb: 7.1
111

A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
The Witches

The Witches

The Witches
IMDb: 6
111

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love Meetings

Love Meetings

Love Meetings
IMDb: 7.5
88

Microphone in hand, Pier Paolo Pasolini asks Italians to talk about sex, apparently their least favorite subject: he asks children if they know where do babies come from, asks old…

Genre: Documentary
The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew
IMDb: 7.7
137

This biblical drama focuses on the teachings of Jesus, including the parables that reflect their revolutionary nature. As Jesus travels along the coast of the Sea of Galilee, he gradually…

Genre: Drama, History
Theorem

Theorem

Theorem
IMDb: 7.1
95

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Medea

Medea

Medea
IMDb: 6.9
118

Based on the plot of Euripides’ Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex
IMDb: 7.3
104

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 is taken…

Genre: Drama
Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.
IMDb: 6.9
117

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

Genre: Comedy, Drama