Tag Archives: Pier Paolo Pasolini

best film about the life of Jesus? (film: Il vangelo secondo Matteo – Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1964)

Posted on August 4, 2022 by admin

Movies inspired by the life, trial, death (and sometimes resurrection) of Jesus Christ are a difficult cinematic genre. The events that took place in Judea in the year 30 (or 33 according to other historians) are described by the most … Continue reading →

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neo-realism meets Catholicism in an early work of Pasolini (film: Mamma Roma – Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1962)

Posted on January 16, 2020 by admin

A few days ago I saw ‘1917‘, the film that has a good chance of picking up several Academy Awards in a few weeks. The glory of this film is due to the fact that its director, Sam Mendes, uses … Continue reading →

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