{"id":84478,"date":"2022-05-29T22:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T05:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84478"},"modified":"2022-05-29T22:07:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T05:07:57","slug":"accattone-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84478","title":{"rendered":"Accattone (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Damn all women. They take you up to heaven, and then they drop you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster-192x270.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Poster.png 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter the sole prostitute (Silvana Corsini) of a low-rent gigolo (Franco Citti) is sent to prison, &#8220;Accattone&#8221; (Citti) falls for a poor but beautiful young woman (Franca Pasut) who he ends up caring for.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Italian Films <\/li>\n<li>Pier Paolo Pasolini Films<\/li>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPier Paolo Pasolini&#8217;s debut film as a director was this relentlessly bleak look at life on the periphery of society, starting with the senseless assault of Corsini by Accattone&#8217;s group of thuggish friends: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"997\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2.png 997w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Prostitute2-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and leading into more details of their collectively aimless existence, which consists of a resistance to work, an inability to care for offspring, and an overall air of pugnacious rebellion. (&#8220;Give me a gun and there&#8217;d be nobody left standing.&#8221;) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"999\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son.png 999w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Son-372x270.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Accattone falls for Pasut, we vacillate between believing he&#8217;ll instantly exploit her, and wondering if she may be the woman who finally turns him &#8220;straight&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"997\" height=\"741\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car.png 997w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Girl-in-Car-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, there&#8217;s very little here to give one much hope about the state of post-war Italy and its poverty-stricken inhabitants. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine direction by Pasoloni<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"993\" height=\"729\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man.png 993w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Accattone-Walking-Road-Man-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look as Pasolini&#8217;s confident debut film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054599\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyeforfilm.co.uk\/review\/accatone-film-review-by-themroc\">Eye For Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Damn all women. They take you up to heaven, and then they drop you.&#8221; Synopsis: After the sole prostitute (Silvana Corsini) of a low-rent gigolo (Franco Citti) is sent to prison, &#8220;Accattone&#8221; (Citti) falls for a poor but beautiful young woman (Franca Pasut) who he ends up caring for. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Italian Films Pier Paolo Pasolini Films Prostitutes and Gigolos Review: Pier Paolo Pasolini&#8217;s debut film as a director was this relentlessly bleak look at life on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84478\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84478"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84488,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84478\/revisions\/84488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}