- Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian writer and filmmaker. In interview footage, Pasolini is seen explaining his filmmaking philosophy. While Pasolini's words are read in voice over, the Italian settings of Pasolini's films are shown. In clips from his films, viewers can experience examples of Pasolini's filmmaking art. …
- Directed by Carlo Lizzani and with a superb soundtrack by Riz Ortolani, REQUIESCANT (Latin for "Rest in Peace") ranks among the finest Spaghetti Westerns. Lou Castel plays a young man who was raised to be a pacifist by a traveling preacher after Confederates massacred his family. But when his step-sister runs…
- Pier Paolo Pasolini wanted to shoot his film about Jesus, Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964), in the Holy Land itself. But during a trip to scout locations, it became clear that this would be impossible: the modern world had become visible in too many places. Andrei Ujica interweaves footage of this visit, in which Pasol…