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"Accattone"
1961
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
A parable of
redemption, set in the slums of Rome, Accattone "The Scrounger" (Franco Citti)
lives as a thief, beggar and pimp. This is simply one of the most important films of the
last 20 years, and a milestone in Italian filmmaking. He's in love with Stella, tries to
reform her, but fails. Accattone, the debut film of Pier Paolo Pasolini, is notable
for 'its rough-edged style, its cool, unhysterical portrait of corruption, cruelty, and
violence, and its quiet lyricism marked one of the most significant directorial debuts of
the sixties." (Georges Sadoul).
120 minutes.

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