La ricotta [SEP] director
La ricotta
La ricotta ("Curd Cheese") is a short film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1962 and is part of the omnibus film "Ro.Go.Pa.G." It is often considered the most memorable portion of "Ro.Go.Pa.G" and the height of Pasolini's creative powers and social criticism.
Plot and issues.
In summary, the film deals with the film production of the Passion of Jesus with a director acting like Pasolini yet played by
core. This is demonstrated with the extras' lack of interest with the film itself, preferring instead to dance to ya-ya twist music, lying around during break time and tormenting Stracci. This is also demonstrated in the elaborate poses the director has set up, evoking the great Italian Renaissance, particularly of Pontormo and Fiorentino and yet are far from respected.
Controversy.
Pasolini, in a disclaimer tacked in the beginning of "La ricotta," affirms that the event narrated, the Passion, is the greatest