La ricotta

★★★★★

1963 · 35 min

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Italy · Italian Neorealism and After

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Cast

Orson Welles

Credits

Written by: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Plot

A film-within-a-film shot on a Roman set of the Passion.

Sinekatalog’s take

Pier Paolo Pasolini's short film follows a hungry bit-player on a film set of the Passion, in a sharp, blasphemy-trial-inspiring satire. With Orson Welles as a director, it is a lyrical, funny and bitter essay on faith, class and cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (392 votes)
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