MAMMA ROMA
dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
(1962, 110 min)
Monday, Oct. 9
7:30 PM
SLC 248
Declared obscene when it was first released in 1962, MAMMA
ROMA is a daring and brilliantly-photographed work which
rejects the naiveté of Italian neorealism while still embracing
much of the movement's aesthetic.
FISTS IN THE POCKET
dir. Marco Bellocchio
(1965, 105 min)
Monday, Oct. 16
7:30 PM
SLC 148
A troubled, epileptic young man named Alessandro murders his mother and drowns his brother in this haunting portrayal of a provincial family, which has been hailed by many as a "lost classic of neorealism."
LOVE AND ANARCHY
dir. Lina Wertmüller
(1973, 124 min)
Monday, Oct. 23
7:30 PM
SLC 248
"Lina Wertmüller creates an audacious, darkly comic, and incisive portrait of humanity, compassion, and loyalty in LOVE AND ANARCHY."
—Acquarello (Strictly Film School)
GOOD MORNING, NIGHT
dir. Marco Bellochio
(2003, 105 min)
Monday, Oct. 30
7:30 PM
SLC 248
In 1978, Italian President Aldo Moro was executed by members of the militant Red Brigades after being held hostage for 55 days. GOOD MORNING, NIGHT conjectures what might have transpired between Moro and and his kidnappers during the eight weeks of his captivity.
SALÒ
dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
(1975, 117 min)
Monday, Nov. 6
7:30 PM
SLC 248
One of the most controversial movies ever made, Pasolini's final picture is a nightmarish descent into hell based loosely on the Marquis de Sade's infamous 120 DAYS OF SODOM.
NOTE: GRAPHIC MATERIAL. MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE
dir. Paolo Sorrentino
(2004, 104 min)
Monday, Nov. 13
7:30 PM
SLC 248
"Sorrentino's carefully observed drama peels away the layers of mystery surrounding [the protagonist] with such expertise that it will make you alternatively tingle and cringe in your chair until the understated coda delivers the final blow."
—Boyd van Hoeij (european-films.net)
