This is a list of films written by Pier Paolo Pasolini, screenwriter. This list of movies written by Pier Paolo Pasolini is alphabetical and can be sorted for other bits of information such as who directed the film and what genre it falls under. These Pier Paolo Pasolini screenplays are not unfinished works; they have all been produced and released somewhere in the world. Any unreleased Pier Paolo Pasolini films are not included on this list. Pier Paolo Pasolini has written some very iconic movies over the years, so if you're trying to find popular Pier Paolo Pasolini films that you haven't seen already then this list is the perfect guide for doing so.
This list below has a variety of movies in it, from La Dolce Vita to The Gospel According to St. Matthew.
You can use this list to answer the questions, "What movies did Pier Paolo Pasolini write?" and "How many movies did Pier Paolo Pasolini write?"
This list includes almost all of Pier Paolo Pasolini's screenplay credits. You can click on the names of the movies Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote in order to find out more about each individual Pier Paolo Pasolini film. Trailers for each movie can also be seen if you click on the video previews for these Pier Paolo Pasolini films. (15 items)
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AccattoneFranco Citti, Adriana Asti, Silvana Corsini Accattone is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Despite being filmed from an original screenplay, academics perceive Accattone as a cinematic rendition of ...more
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The DecameronPier Paolo Pasolini, Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti The Decameron is a 1971 film by Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the novel Il Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. It is the first movie of Pasolini's Trilogy of life, the others being ...more
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The Grim ReaperGabriella Giorgelli, Carlotta Barilli, Alvaro D'Ercole La commare secca is the 1962 Italian film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, based on a story by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It was Bertolucci's directorial debut at age 21.
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La Dolce VitaNico, Anita Ekberg, Marcello Mastroianni La Dolce Vita is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film follows Marcello Rubini, a journalist writing for gossip magazines, over seven days and ...more
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Nights of CabiriaGiulietta Masina, François Périer, Aldo Silvani Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, and Amedeo Nazzari. Based on a story by Fellini, the ...more
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Mamma RomaAnna Magnani, Franco Citti, Pietro Ceccarelli Mamma Roma is a 1962 film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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MedeaMaria Callas, Paul Jabara, Massimo Girotti Medea is a film by Pier Paolo Pasolini based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Filmed in Göreme Open Air Museum's early Christian churches, it stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only ...more
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Notes Towards an African Orestes Notes Towards an African Orestes is a 1970 Italian film by director Pier Paolo Pasolini about Pasolini's preparations for making a film version of the Oresteia set in Africa. The film starts as ...more
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Oedipus RexPier Paolo Pasolini, Alida Valli, Silvana Mangano Oedipus Rex is a 1967 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini adapted the screenplay from the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King written by Sophocles in 428 BC. The film was mainly ...more
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PigstyUgo Tognazzi, Jean Piere Leaud, Anne Wiazemsky Pigsty is a 1969 Italian film, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marco Ferreri, Ugo Tognazzi, Pierre Clémenti, Alberto Lionello, Franco ...more
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Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomPaolo Bonacelli, Caterina Boratto, Hélène Surgère Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, commonly referred to as simply Salò, is a 1975 Italian-French art film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, with uncredited writing ...more
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TheoremTerence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Laura Betti Teorema is a 1968 Italian art-house film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Terence Stamp, Laura Betti, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, and Anne Wiazemsky. It was the ...more
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The Canterbury TalesTom Baker, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Hugh Griffith The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and based on the medieval narrative poem The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is the second film in Pasolini's ...more
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The Gospel According to St. MatthewGiorgio Agamben, Alfonso Gatto, Enrique Irazoqui The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 Italian biographical drama film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the ...more
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The Hawks and the SparrowsTotò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi The Hawks and the Sparrows is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. The movie is a post-neorealist story about Totò, the ...more
