Pier Paolo Pasolini

Born

March 5, 1922

Died

November 2, 1975 (aged 53)

Known as

film director, translator, actor, poet, screenwriter, journalist

Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian poet, revolutionary, writer, film director, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist and a political figure. He is known for directing The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Teorema, the films from Trilogy of Life and Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom.

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