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Love Meetings (1965)

Love Meetings (1965)

Documentary
Release Date: 1965, July 5
Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Countries: Italy
Production: Arco Film
Cast: Antonella Lualdi, Peppino Di Capri, Io Appolloni, Lello Bersani, Graziella Granata, Graziella Chiarcossi, Adele Cambria, Cesare Musatti, Ezio Pascutti, William Negri, Carlo Furlanis, Giuseppe Ungaretti

Overview:

Pier Paolo Pasolini sets out to interview Italians about sex, apparently their least favorite thing to talk about in public: he asks children if they know where babies come from; asks old and young women if they support gender equality; asks both sexes if a woman's virginity still matters, what do they think of homosexuality, if divorce should be legal, or if they support the recent abolition of brothels. He interviews blue-collar workers, intellectuals, college students, rural farmers, the bourgeoisie, and every other kind of people, painting a vivid portrait of a rapidly-industrializing Italy, hanging between modernity and tradition — toward both of which Pasolini shows equal distrust.

Keywords:

1960s illegal prostitution virginity sexism culture clash brothel exploring sexuality italian rich vs poor investigative reporter moral conflict morality forbidden sexuality economic miracle economic boom