La Ricotta (1963) poster
1963 · drama · comedy

La Ricotta

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini35m1963
ElsewhereTMDB7.02
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • inventive
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Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.

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Pier Paolo Pasolini's contribution to the omnibus film "RO.GO.PA.G" casts Orson Welles as a director attempting to make a film of the crucifixion of Jesus-all while he, the cast, and crew behave in the most un-Christlike ways imaginable.

Our read · La Ricotta (1963) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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You want a short irreverent satire of religion, class and movie-making.

ends bittersweetit stays with yougrabs you earlygrips from the openattention 4/5breezes bysubtitles: full
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Skip it tonightSkip if mockery of the crucifixion or sacred imagery will offend you.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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