The character of Accattone himself, self-destructive and conscious of his situation within a class from which he cannot escape, embodies many of the contradictions in Pasolini's lifetime of coming to terms with Marxism and Catholicism.
Accattone (1961)
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Roberto Scaringella, Adriana Asti, Silvana Corsini
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Pasolini's first feature is a classic neorealist study of the Roman underworld of poverty and petty thievery.
This is a fascinating debut by writer-director Pier Paolo Pasolini, who has scripted some interesting pix.
A brutally lyrical and unsentimental urban drama grounded in realism.
presents an even bleaker picture than Rossellini and De Sica
The brutality and frigid despair of this 1962 film have had a lasting impact on political filmmaking.


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