Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Jean-Luc Godard
Ugo Gregoretti

Writers:

Jean-Luc Godard (segment)
Ugo Gregoretti (segment)

Release Date:

19 February 1963 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

This consists of four short films by different directors. Rosselini's 'Chastity' ('Illibatezza') deals...

Plot Keywords:

Film Director | Aeroplane | Remote Control | Anthology | Post Apocalyptic

Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino	...	Anna Maria (segment "Illibatezza")
Bruce Balaban	...	Joe (segment "Illibatezza")
Maria Pia Schiaffino	...	Air hostess (segment "Illibatezza")
Jean-Marc Bory	...	Husband (segment "Nuovo mondo, Il") (as Jean Marc Bory)
Alexandra Stewart	...	Alexandra (segment "Nuovo mondo, Il")
Orson Welles	...	The 'Director' (segment "Ricotta, La")
Mario Cipriani	...	Stracci / Good Thief (segment "Ricotta, La")
Laura Betti	...	The 'Diva' (segment "Ricotta, La")
Edmonda Aldini	...	Another diva (segment "Ricotta, La")
Ettore Garofolo	...	Angel (segment "Ricotta, La")
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Lisa Gastoni	...	Togni's wife (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Ricky Tognazzi	...	The son (segment "Il pollo ruspante") (as Riky Tognazzi)
Antonella Taito	...	The daughter (segment "Il pollo ruspante")

Also Known As:

Laviamoci il cervello - Rogopag (Italy) (long title)
Let's Have a Brainwash
RoGoPaG (Italy) (alternative spelling)
Rogopag (France)

Runtime:

122 min | Portugal:85 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Portugal:17 (censored) | UK:PG (video rating) (1994) | UK:12 (original rating)

Company:

Arco Film

Trivia:

The section entitled "La Ricotta" is featured on the 2-Disc Criterion Collection DVD for Mamma Roma (1962).

Quotes:

Narrator: The city hadn't changed, but Alessandra had. And I didn't know it yet.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rossellini visto da Rossellini (1992)

Fair anthology but see it for Pasolini's "La ricotta"

In all, RoGoPaG is not a great film, but Pier Paolo Pasolini's segment, "La ricotta", is one of the controversial Italian director's best film alogside his "Momma Roma", "Accatone", "Teorema", and (many others will disagree and appalled with this) "Salo". It works as a parody on Hollywood-styled religious epics, false religious faith, harsh life of the lower class, and revelation on the bitterness of life as an outsider (with Orson Welles playing a director and with his reading of Pasolini's poem from "Momma Roma" to a reporter who cared nothing but useless interviews). It's a multi-layered film, but is also enjoyable. (As a footnote, the segment was condemned by the Italian Catholic church and the entire film was held from release until the segment was edited slightly. It is not, however, in any way, blasphemous.)