Love Meetings (1965)
July 5, 1965
Documentary
1h 28m
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 do 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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Self - Interviewer (uncredited) Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Self - Writer Alberto Moravia
- Self - Singer Peppino Di Capri
- Self - Journalist Oriana Fallaci
- Self - Actress Antonella Lualdi
- Self - Girl at Lido with Swimming Cap (uncredited) Io Appolloni
- Self - Girl at Lido with Long Hair (uncredited) Graziella Granata
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Keywords
- italian
- culture clash
- brothel
- economic miracle
- sexism
- moral conflict
- morality
- illegal prostitution
- exploring sexuality
- virginity
- 1960s
- forbidden sexuality
- rich vs poor
- investigative reporter
- economic boom