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Pasolini

American  
[pah-suh-lee-nee, pah-saw-lee-nee] / ˌpɑ səˈli ni, ˌpɑ sɔˈli ni /

noun

  1. Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.


Pasolini British  
/ pazoˈlini /

noun

  1. Pier Paolo (pjɛr ˈpaːolo). 1922–75, Italian film director. His films include The Gospel according to St Matthew (1964), Oedipus Rex (1967), Theorem (1968), Pigsty (1969), and Decameron (1970)

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Getting at the heart of those emotions in “The Return,” Pasolini reminds us why “The Odyssey” continues to endure.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2024

A new comedy-drama TV series from the same writer, Simon Beaufoy, and producer, Uberto Pasolini, returns to those characters more than two decades later in a compelling portrait of contemporary Britain.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

Both Laurence and myself are the products of hybrid, many-faceted experiences which range from Edouard Gilssant and Aimé Césaire to Pasolini and Marguerite Duras.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2023

He also worked with Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Roberto Rossellini on the Italian movie “Let’s Have a Brainwash,” with Godard’s scenes portraying a disturbing post-apocalypse world.

From Washington Times Sep. 13, 2022

The administration which followed contained the well-known names of Farini, Minghetti, Pasolini, Peruzzi, Delia Rovere, Menabrea.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

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