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

Love Meetings (1965)

Poster for Love Meetings

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
  • Profile picture of Pier Paolo Pasolini
    Self - Interviewer (uncredited) Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Profile picture of Alberto Moravia
    Self - Writer Alberto Moravia
  • Profile picture of Peppino Di Capri
    Self - Singer Peppino Di Capri
  • Profile picture of Oriana Fallaci
    Self - Journalist Oriana Fallaci
  • Profile picture of Antonella Lualdi
    Self - Actress Antonella Lualdi
  • Profile picture of Io Appolloni
    Self - Girl at Lido with Swimming Cap (uncredited) Io Appolloni
  • Profile picture of Graziella Granata
    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