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Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975)

Pier Paolo Pasolini achieved fame and notoriety long before he entered the film industry. A published poet at 19, he had already written numerous novels and essays before his first screenplay in 1954. His first film Accattone (1961) was based on his own novel and its violent depiction of the life of a pimp in the slums of Rome caused a sensation. ... See full bio »

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Known For

Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma Writer
(1975)
Il Decameron
Il Decameron Writer
(1971)
Edipo Re
Edipo Re Writer
(1967)
Le notti di Cabiria
Le notti di Cabiria Writer
(1957)
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Filmography

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 2019 Ancora Lucciole (Documentary short) (excerpts)
 2016 Pílades (Video) (play)
 2013 Orlando Ferito - Roland blessé (Documentary) (texts)
 2011 Amore carne (Documentary) (texts)
 2008 La rabbia di Pasolini (Documentary) (commentary)
 2002 Orgía (Short) (play)
 1999 Una disperata vitalità (Documentary) (poems)
 1997 Le bassin de J.W. (text "Descriptions de descriptions")
 1996 Il pratone del casilino (Short) (novel "Petrolio")
 1995 L'intesa (story)
 1988 L'altro enigma (TV Movie) (story)
 1985 Die Leiche wurde nie gefunden (TV Movie) (play)
 1981 Calderon (play "Calderon")
 1981 Mulheres... Mulheres (story "Morire d'Amore")
 1977 Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi (TV Movie documentary) (play "Calderón")
 1975 Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (written by)
 1974 Il fiore delle mille e una notte (written by)
 1973 Storie scellerate (screenplay) / (story)
 1972 I racconti di Canterbury (screenplay)
 1972 12 dicembre (Documentary) (idea)
 1971 Il Decameron
 1971 Le mura di Sana'a (Documentary short) (commentary)
 1970 Appunti per un'Orestiade africana (Documentary) (written by)
 1970 Ostia (written by)
 1969 Medea (written by)
 1969 Porcile (writer)
 1969 Amore e rabbia (screenplay - segment "La sequenza del fiore di carta")
 1968 Teorema (screenplay)
 1968 Appunti per un film sull'India (TV Movie documentary) (written by)
 1968 Capriccio all'italiana (segment "Che cosa sono le nuvole?")
 1968 Che cosa sono le nuvole? (Short) (written by)
 1967 Il ragazzo motore (Documentary short) (short story)
 1967 Edipo Re (written by)
 1967 Requiescant (screenplay - uncredited)
 1967 Le streghe (story and screenplay - segment "Terra vista dalla luna, La")
 1966 Uccellacci e uccellini (screenplay) / (story)
 1963 Milano nera (collaboration)
 1963 La rabbia (Documentary) (commentary - part one)
 1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G. (writer - segment "La ricotta")
 1962 Mamma Roma
 1962 La commare secca (uncredited) / (story)
 1962 Una vita violenta (novel)
 1961 La Canta delle Marane (Short) (writer)
 1961 Accattone (screenplay) / (story)
 1961 La ragazza in vetrina (screenplay - as Pierpaolo Pasolini)
 1960 Stendalì: Suonano ancora (Documentary short) (collaborator)
 1960 La giornata balorda (screenplay) / (story)
 1960 Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (screenplay)
 1960 La lunga notte del '43 (screenplay)
 1960 Morte di un amico (story)
 1960 Il bell'Antonio (screenplay)
 1960 La dolce vita (uncredited)
 1959 La notte brava (novel "Ragazzi di vita") / (screenplay)
 1958 Ignoti alla Città (Documentary short)
 1958 Giovani mariti (writer)
 1957 Marisa la civetta (screenplay) / (story)
 1957 Grigio (Documentary short) (writer)
 1957 Le notti di Cabiria (collaborating writer)
 1956 Manon: Finestra 2 (Short) (text - uncredited)
 1955 Il prigioniero della montagna (as Paul Pasolini)
 1954 La donna del fiume (screenplay)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "L'odore dell'India" See more »

Publicity Listings:

16 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 11 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Alternate Names:

P.P. Pasolini | Paul Pasolini | Pierpaolo Pasolini

Height:

5' 5¾" (1.67 m)

Parents:

Carlo Alberto Pasolini | Susanna Pasolini

Relatives:

Nico Naldini (cousin)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on atheism] If you know that I am an unbeliever, then you know me better than I do myself. I may be an unbeliever, but I am an unbeliever who has a nostalgia for a belief. (1966) See more »

Trivia:

Made his directing debut in Accattone (1961). See more »

Trademark:

Marxist representation See more »
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