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| name = Comizi d'amore<br>-Love Meetings-
| name = Comizi d'amore<br>-Love Meetings-
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| writer = [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]
| writer = [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]
| starring = [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]<br>[[Alberto Moravia]]<br>[[Giuseppe Ungaretti]]
| starring = {{ubl | [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]] | [[Alberto Moravia]] | [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]] }}
| music =
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| cinematography = [[Mario Bernardo]]<br>[[Tonino Delli Colli]]
| cinematography = {{ubl | [[Mario Bernardo]] | [[Tonino Delli Colli]] }}
| editing = [[Nino Baragli]]
| editing = [[Nino Baragli]]
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| released = 1965
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1964|July|26|[[Locarno Film Festival]]|ref1=}}
| runtime = 89 min
| runtime = 92 min
| country = [[Italy]]
| country = [[Italy]]
| language = [[Italian language|Italian]]
| language = [[Italian language|Italian]]
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'''''Love Meetings''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Comizi d'amore'') is a 1965 feature-length [[Documentary film|documentary]], shot by Italian writer and director [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], who also acts as the interviewer, appearing in many scenes. In 2008, the film was included on the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism|Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage]]’s [[100 film italiani da salvare|100 Italian films to be saved]], a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera|url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/08_febbraio_28/elenco_cento_film_d83cacd8-e5ce-11dc-ab61-0003ba99c667.shtml|access-date=2021-03-11|website=www.corriere.it}}</ref>
'''''Love Meetings''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Comizi d'amore'') is a 1964 feature-length [[Documentary film|documentary]],<ref name="IMDb">{{Citation |title=Love Meetings (1964) - Release info - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057960/releaseinfo/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasolini |title=Love Meetings (Criterion Collection) |url=https://www.criterion.com/films/31432-love-meetings}}</ref> which was shot by Italian writer and director [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], who also acts as the interviewer, appearing in many of the film's scenes. It was premiered in [[Locarno Film Festival]] on 26 July 1964.<ref name="IMDb" /> In 2008, the film was included on the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism|Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage]]’s [[100 film italiani da salvare|100 Italian films to be saved]], a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera|url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/08_febbraio_28/elenco_cento_film_d83cacd8-e5ce-11dc-ab61-0003ba99c667.shtml|access-date=2021-03-11|website=www.corriere.it}}</ref>

==Content==
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Typical for him, Pasolini's subject is sex: he questions representatives from a variety of social brackets on topics such as [[virginity]], [[prostitution]], [[homosexuality]] and [[sex education]]. The interviews are made in Italy. The overarching themes include sexual ignorance, confusion and [[conservatism]].


==Plot==
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Typical for him, Pasolini's subject is sex: he questions representatives from a variety of social brackets on topics such as [[virginity]], [[prostitution]], [[homosexuality]] and sex education. The interviews are made in Italy.
The overarching themes are sexual ignorance, confusion and conservatism.
The film is divided into four large parts, called "Ricerche" (literally, "searches"), plus a brief prologue, in which Pasolini asks children in a poor area where babies come from (the responses include "flowers," "the stork," "Jesus and God," and "my uncle") and an epilogue, in which Pasolini recites one of his poems about marriage. Also included are conversations with acclaimed author and his friend, [[Alberto Moravia]] and psychologist [[Cesare Musatti]], or with poet [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]], or with a group of three women journalists, including [[Oriana Fallaci]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Love meetings, comizi d'amore |url=http://jclarkmedia.com/pasolini/pasolini08.html |date=12 April 2003 |publisher=jclarkmedia.com |accessdate=5 June 2018}}</ref>
The film is divided into four large parts, called "Ricerche" (literally, "searches"), plus a brief prologue, in which Pasolini asks children in a poor area where babies come from (the responses include "flowers," "the stork," "Jesus and God," and "my uncle") and an epilogue, in which Pasolini recites one of his poems about marriage. Also included are conversations with acclaimed author and his friend, [[Alberto Moravia]] and psychologist [[Cesare Musatti]], or with poet [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]], or with a group of three women journalists, including [[Oriana Fallaci]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Love meetings, comizi d'amore |url=http://jclarkmedia.com/pasolini/pasolini08.html |date=12 April 2003 |publisher=jclarkmedia.com |accessdate=5 June 2018}}</ref>


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=== First half ===
=== First half ===


* Search 1 - Large Italian-style mixed fried food. Where we see a sort of traveling salesman who goes around Italy to survey Italians on their sexual tastes: and this not to launch a product, but with the most sincere intention of understanding and reporting faithfully.
* Search 1 - Large Italian-style mixed fried food. Where we see a sort of traveling salesman who goes around Italy to survey Italians on their sexual tastes: not to launch a product, but with the most sincere intention of understanding and reporting faithfully.
** How do Italians welcome the idea of films of this genre?
** How do Italians welcome the idea of films of this genre?
** How do they behave when faced with the idea of the importance of sex in life?
** How do they behave when faced with the idea of the importance of sex in life?
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** Rallies on the Tuscan beaches (bourgeois) or sex as a duty
** Rallies on the Tuscan beaches (bourgeois) or sex as a duty
* Search 4 - From below and from the depths
* Search 4 - From below and from the depths

== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book|author=Pier Paolo Pasolini|date=2015|publisher=Contrasto|title=Comizi d'amore}} {{ISBN|978-88-69-65617-0}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:45, 14 July 2024

Comizi d'amore
-Love Meetings-
Film poster
Directed byPier Paolo Pasolini
Written byPier Paolo Pasolini
Produced byAlfredo Bini
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byNino Baragli
Release date
Running time
92 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Love Meetings (Italian: Comizi d'amore) is a 1964 feature-length documentary,[1][2] which was shot by Italian writer and director Pier Paolo Pasolini, who also acts as the interviewer, appearing in many of the film's scenes. It was premiered in Locarno Film Festival on 26 July 1964.[1] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[3]

Content

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Typical for him, Pasolini's subject is sex: he questions representatives from a variety of social brackets on topics such as virginity, prostitution, homosexuality and sex education. The interviews are made in Italy. The overarching themes include sexual ignorance, confusion and conservatism.

The film is divided into four large parts, called "Ricerche" (literally, "searches"), plus a brief prologue, in which Pasolini asks children in a poor area where babies come from (the responses include "flowers," "the stork," "Jesus and God," and "my uncle") and an epilogue, in which Pasolini recites one of his poems about marriage. Also included are conversations with acclaimed author and his friend, Alberto Moravia and psychologist Cesare Musatti, or with poet Giuseppe Ungaretti, or with a group of three women journalists, including Oriana Fallaci.[4]

Structure

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The film is divided into various parts depending on the topics covered or the various areas of Italy where the interviews were filmed.

First half

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  • Search 1 - Large Italian-style mixed fried food. Where we see a sort of traveling salesman who goes around Italy to survey Italians on their sexual tastes: not to launch a product, but with the most sincere intention of understanding and reporting faithfully.
    • How do Italians welcome the idea of films of this genre?
    • How do they behave when faced with the idea of the importance of sex in life?
  • Search 2 - Disgust or pity?

Second half

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  • Search 3 - The real Italy?
    • Rallies on Roman beaches or sex as sex
    • Rallies on the beaches of Milan or sex as a hobby
    • Rallies on the southern beaches or sex as an honor
    • Rallies at the lido or sex as a success
    • Rallies on the (popular) Tuscan beaches or sex as pleasure
    • Rallies on the Tuscan beaches (bourgeois) or sex as a duty
  • Search 4 - From below and from the depths

Bibliography

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  • Pier Paolo Pasolini (2015). Comizi d'amore. Contrasto. ISBN 978-88-69-65617-0

References

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  1. ^ a b Love Meetings (1964) - Release info - IMDb, retrieved 2024-01-10
  2. ^ Pasolini. "Love Meetings (Criterion Collection)".
  3. ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. ^ "Love meetings, comizi d'amore". jclarkmedia.com. 12 April 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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