Love Meetings

1965 1h 28m IT

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 301

Documentary

Synopsis

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Pier Paolo Pasolini sets out to interview Italians about sex, apparently their least favorite thing to talk about in public: he asks children if they know where babies come from; asks old and young women if they support gender equality; asks both sexes if a woman's virginity still matters, what do they think of homosexuality, if divorce should be legal, or if they support the recent abolition of brothels. He interviews blue-collar workers, intellectuals, college students, rural farmers, the bourgeoisie, and every other kind of people, painting a vivid portrait of a rapidly-industrializing Italy, hanging between modernity and tradition — toward both of which Pasolini shows equal distrust.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
Lello Bersani
Narrator (voice)
Alberto Moravia
Self - Writer
Cesare Musatti
Self - Psychoanalyst
Peppino Di Capri
Self - Singer
Ezio Pascutti
Self - Football Player
William Negri
Self - Football Player
Carlo Furlanis
Self - Football Player

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, shot by Mario Bernardo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nino Baragli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pier Paolo Pasolini and Lello Bersani and Alberto Moravia carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pier Paolo Pasolini directs. Mario Bernardo behind the camera. Nino Baragli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, shot by Mario Bernardo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Nino Baragli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pier Paolo Pasolini and Lello Bersani and Alberto Moravia carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0057960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "italian", "culture clash", "brothel", "economic miracle".