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Lukas 2022-07-07 18:00:38
The Roman Mother - the epitome of post-war Roman society.
"Mama Roma" is a film written and directed by Pasolini in 1962 with a similar neorealist style. Similar to other neorealist films, the content of the film reflects the hardships of life in Italian society after the war. Except for a rich man who was extorted by blackmail, the others were all the...
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Rosetta 2022-07-07 16:55:39
The Hybrid of the Sacred and the Profane: Pasolini-esque Neorealism
The first time I saw Mama Roma, I didn't guess that its director was Pasolini, because compared with Pasolini's later films, Mama Roma is definitely a light and tender sad sketch, without crazy erotica The grand ceremony, without overly explicit clerical attacks. Pasolini's first two films,...
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Bruna: Have you ever been with a woman?
[Ettore shakes his head no]
Bruna: Then you don't even know how women are made.
Ettore: How are you made?
Bruna: If you only knew.
Ettore: Where are we going? To America?
Bruna: Can't wait, can you? Your heart's pounding, right? I bet your heart's beating hard.
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Mamma Roma: I know why you wanted it. Fool. At your age, the only woman you need is your mother. Forget about women. You don't have the brains to understand them. They're all tramps! Each worse than the one before. Is that clear?
