Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian poet, revolutionary, writer, film director, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influent
Pasolini in 1964
Pasolini in his young years
Pasolini with Federico Fellini in the late 1950s
Pasolini with Prime Minister Aldo Moro at the Venice Film Festival in 1964
The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 epic biblical drama film, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthe
Pier Paolo Pasolini
…of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist and a political figure. He is known for directing The Gospel According to St. Matthew, the films from Trilogy of Life (The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights) and Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. A controversial personality…
Original Italian release poster
Pope John XXIII, 1958–1963