The Passion of Pier Paolo Pasolini

by Sam Rohdie

". . . a keen and brilliant critical account of Pasolini's films and writings . . ." ―Italica

"Rohdie's personal, idiosyncratic critical style is backed up by serious scholarly research, as the rich bibliography attests. This is one of the most original recent additions to the ever-growing literature on Pasolini." ―Choice

" . . . refreshingly personal and full of unpredictable tangents." ―Film Quarterly

Sam Rohdie has written a personal, wonderfully lucid account of Pier Paolo Pasolini's cinema and literature.

Genres: Film

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent account of Pasolini's film-making, writing and ideas. Draws a useful connection between Pasolini's valorising of peasant "irrationality" and Bakhtin's theory of the carnivalesque.

The book takes an almost mystical, certainly not entirely rationalised view of Pasolini, as befits it subject and as suggested by the title. The many martyred figures in Pasolini's films, the martyred Christ and the murdered Pier Paolo all merge into one, analysable but finally mysterious figure.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explores the artist’s work and influences.

[Dan Humphrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Requires some knowledge of film history, but very insightful and thought-provoking.