Individualism vs. determinism is it truly up to the individual to change his destiny or is it all predetermined? Anna Magnani in an emotion explosion In his second film Mamma Roma, Pier Paolo Pasolini is constantly moving between these two extreme poles. The story, brings about Pasolini’s typical characters on the margins of life as [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 11.14.2011 at 8:14 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Italian Cinema , Anna Magnani, mamma roma, pier paolo pasolini
Master Conflict: a prostitute was killed in Paolino park in Rome Sub-Plots: Police investigation showcases stories of five witnesses that depict how their day started and what they saw when it finishes in Paolino park Themed Character: Roman rain that drives characters to seek shelter, triggering transitions to portrayal of the prostitute at different stages [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 07.19.2010 at 5:14 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Neorealism , Bernardo Bertolucci, pier paolo pasolini, Piero Piccioni, Rome
A lot has been written about Italy’s prominent, yet controversial film director, poet and journalist Pier Paolo Pasolini. This documentary film by Philo Bregstein offers a rare glimpse into the tumultuous life of Pasolini until his still unresolved murder circumstances in 1975. Rare, because the film was made six years after Pasolini’s death and so [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 01.13.2008 at 10:28 am// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Documentary, Entertainment, Italian Cinema , alberto moravia, Bernardo Bertolucci, laura betti, Philo Bregstein, pier paolo pasolini