The Cult of Pasolini | How Did Pasolini Think?

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Who was Pier Paolo Pasolini—and what made him one of the most fascinating, controversial, and uncompromising artists of the 20th century?A poet, filmmaker, writer, intellectual and provocateur, Pasolini approached cinema differently from almost anyone around him. He saw cinema as a "language of reality" and developed a visual grammar shaped by poetry, literature, painting, faces, landscapes, religion and politics.In this episode of The Artists Podcast, we explore how Pasolini thought, created and saw the world with Robert S. C. Gordon, Serena Professor of Italian at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the British Academy. Gordon is one of the leading scholars of modern Italian literature and cinema, and has written extensively on Pasolini, including the influential study Pasolini: Forms of Subjectivity.What is the central theme of a great artist? How does childhood shape an artist's imagination? Why did Pasolini's lack of conventional film training allow him to develop such a distinctive cinematic language?We explore his relationship with Federico Fellini and Orson Welles, his "cinema of poetry," The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Oedipus Rex, his fascination with faces and landscapes, and the complicated relationship between intellectualism and artistic ego.And finally: Which Pasolini films should Gen Z watch today?This is a conversation about Pasolini—but also about what happens when an artist refuses to fit into the world around him.⏱️ 🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube & Spotify🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts⭐ If you enjoy The Artists Podcast, please subscribe, follow, rate and review us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Your support helps us continue bringing you deeper conversations, insights and artists.Follow us on Instagram: @the.artistspodcast#TheCultOfPasolini #Pasolini #PierPaoloPasolini #TheArtistsPodcast #ItalianCinema #WorldCinema #CinemaStudies #FilmTheory #AuteurCinema #Cinephile #FilmPodcast