Accattone

Name: Accattone
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Released: 1961

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italian Neorealism poverty prostitute robbery rome, italy pimp

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Synopsis

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

Year1961

CountryItaly

DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini

MovementItalian Neorealism

Cinematic DNA

The first film I saw by Pasolini was ACCATTONE. I saw it at the New York Film Festival in I think '63, '64. And it had an enormous impact on me. The way the characters moved, the stillness. I mean, it was almost like it was choreographed for the film. But, at the same time, the realism was just overwhelming.

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