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A film about Pier Paolo Pasolini
Philo Bregstein tells us this film looks at Pasolini's life and art to explain why he died. The film traces Pasolini's life chronologically - family roots, hiding during World War II, teaching, moving to Rome, being arrested and acquitted many times, publishing poems, getting into film, being provocative, and being murdered. Interviews with Alberto Moravia, Laura Betti, Maria Antonietta Macciocch, and Bernard Bertolucci are inter-cut with readings of Pasolini's poems and with clips from four films - primarily the Gospel According to St. Matthew - to illustrate his changing ideas and points of view. Bregstein makes a case for Pasolini's being lynched.
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) is a documentary film directed by Philo Bregstein, released on February 28, 1981 with a runtime of 1h. It stars Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Moravia, Laura Betti and Maria Antonietta Macciocchi. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 13 ratings.
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
as Self- archive footage
Alberto Moravia
as Self - writer
Laura Betti
as Self
Maria Antonietta Macciocchi
as Self - writer
Bernardo Bertolucci
as Self
Nino Marazzita
as Self - Pier Paolo Pasolini family's lawyer
Directed by Philo Bregstein, written by Philo Bregstein and Michèle Garlati, produced by Harry Prins and Frank Diamand.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 13 ratings.
On November 2, 1975, film maker Pier Paolo Pasolini was brutally beaten, and then run over by a car, ending the life of an inconvenient thorn in the side of the powers-that-be in Italy. Pasolini was born in 1922 to a rich military father who gambled away most of the family's money, and a vocally anti-fascist mother. Pasolini became a follower of Mussolini anyway, and published a volume of poetry during World War…
Reviewed on July 16, 2023
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The main cast of Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) includes Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Moravia, Laura Betti, Maria Antonietta Macciocchi and Bernardo Bertolucci. The film was directed by Philo Bregstein. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die was released on February 28, 1981 and runs for 1h.
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 13 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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