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Pasolini (2014)

Pasolini poster
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Genre
drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Italy, Belgium
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
18
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 235 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini in the final days before his murder. It blends real events with imagined scenes from his life and work.

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What happens

Pasolini is a 2014 biographical drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Maurizio Braucci about the final days of Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini (played by Willem Dafoe). It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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