Accattone (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Producer(s) | Alfredo Bini, Cino Del Duca |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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Accattone (1961) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and produced by Alfredo Bini and Cino Del Duca.
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The Mubi Cinematheque: Accattone (1961) (1)
By Jason Wilson on Feb 26, 2014 From Pretty Clever FilmsAccattone?is currently available on Mubi. Sign up for a free trial?here. Pier Paolo Pasolini’s first film will prove difficult for those who need a sympathetic lead character to latch onto. Vittorio eschews his own name in favor of a nickname, which is how everyone he knows refers to him. This... Read full article
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Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi:
I've got plenty of people left to make cry.
Stella: [Looking at prostitutes] What are those girls doing?
Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi: Making money.
Cartagine: Accattone, how are you?
Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi: [Dying] Now I'm fine.
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Stella: [Looking at prostitutes] What are those girls doing?
Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi: Making money.
Cartagine: Accattone, how are you?
Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi: [Dying] Now I'm fine.
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The Rome premiere of Accatone was accosted by the neo-fascist group Nuova-Europa, causing mayhem by violently attacking the audience and vandalising the cinema.
"Accattone" is Roman dialect and derives from "accattare" (to take, gain or acquire, often by illegal or otherwise unorthodox means). It indicates a beggar, and was mainly used in a non-literal sense, that is, it does not indicate a professional beggar but someone who lives of expedients: small thefts, begging, small-time frauds. It is a heavily derogatory term, and the leading character's having it as a nickname means he was held in low esteem even by other criminals (as this was usually the case for pimps, as they exploited prostitutes and gained money but did not personally risk their lives and health, unlike thieves, robbers and other members of the underworld). This word has become almost obsolete in Roman dialect nowadays.
Pier Paolo Pasolini's directing debut.
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"Accattone" is Roman dialect and derives from "accattare" (to take, gain or acquire, often by illegal or otherwise unorthodox means). It indicates a beggar, and was mainly used in a non-literal sense, that is, it does not indicate a professional beggar but someone who lives of expedients: small thefts, begging, small-time frauds. It is a heavily derogatory term, and the leading character's having it as a nickname means he was held in low esteem even by other criminals (as this was usually the case for pimps, as they exploited prostitutes and gained money but did not personally risk their lives and health, unlike thieves, robbers and other members of the underworld). This word has become almost obsolete in Roman dialect nowadays.
Pier Paolo Pasolini's directing debut.
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