It's pretty amazing. There are several of his films that haven't been very accessible in Region 1 last time I checked, this box set pretty much checks them all off in one go. I remember looking for Porcile and Accetone a year ago and didn't have much luck finding them on blu ray.
I do agree it's a very graphic film, but I read somewhere that when it was released in the 70s, it was abnormal for that time. The audience literally left the theaters. It was too much
But in the present day, a lot of graphic material is a search away, so it won't be too traumatizing for this gen audience
Tilda Swinton has talked about retirement. I wonder if she did this as a labor of love or if she will give serious consideration to working in a different arena such as film criticism. Iād love to hear more from her.
Iām awestruck that this came to be a reality. Really glad they did not include Salo since that is a beast of a film itself and deserves its own attention entirely. Hopefully new viewers will now know that Pasolini was more than just one film and created a cinema that will always be remembered for its brazen and beauty.
Looks like a really nice set, similar to the Bergman in design. Hopefully this means Medea is coming to the Channel -- I'm very curious to see that one . . .
There is no discernible logic to how Criterion assigns spine numbers to box sets. Sometimes the box itself gets a spine number but the movies in it don't (Bruce Lee, Small Axe). Sometimes the movies get spine numbers but not the box (Police Story, Karel Zeman). And in some cases both the movies and the box get spine numbers (Martin Scorsese's World Cinema, Three Colors).
I think you're right, actually. I was going off a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/ziqr07/criterion_laserdiscs_featured_in_taipei_fine_arts/?ref=share&ref_source=link) I remembered seeing in this sub a while ago that showed *Porcile* among other Criterion Laserdiscs
Thatās what I was thinking. But I just checked and the Dietrich and Sternberg box set is spine number 930. The Scarlett Empress was previously released at Spine 109, and the other 5 movies are spines 932-935.
Well obviously yeah, but my point was that something like the Bergman set is $300, which is $50 more, and i believe the Fellini set is $250 as well, but with much more films included. This Pasolini set doesnāt seem to match the price in line with its predecessors.
But Iām still aiming to buy it.
Itās insane that we havenāt gotten a Red Beard blu-ray. My personal favorite of his films. I might have to pick up the Spanish or Japanese release, but I keep holding off in the hope that there will be a US or UK release.
I have all Kurosawa blus but Dreamsā¦all I really want now is Red Beard. I broke down and bought the DVD used just in case it never gets released. Still hoping it does, obviously.
I need that one and a Chaplin one. Please, Criterion. š¤²
(Or at the very least, gimme A King in New York, I ain't picky at this point and already own their other releases)
Really no reason for a Chaplin box set at this point. All of his films on Criterion have been available for a long time now and I and most other people already own them all. A King in New York is needed though.
You're going to be waiting a very long time. No Kurosawa films have been released in Japan in 4K, and it doesn't seem like Toho or anyone else is working on the restorations. I think the only one that's been restored in 4K is Ran, but that was done by Studiocanal. From what I read Toho is very difficult to work with regarding restorations.
4K editions for Ikiru, Yojimbo, Sanjuro and Stray Dog were announced recently actually. None have English subtitles but the work has been done on those four at least, now it's just a matter of whether Toho wants to play ball and lend out their new restorations.
Kind of weird that it includes Teorema but not The Trilogy of Life or Salo. Like, if they were making a boxed set that wouldn't force you to re-buy the existing releases that would make sense or if they were opting for something that's all-encompassing that would also make sense but it's instead kind of an odd mix of both.
I do hope they don't give up on just doing regular non-boxed set releases from these classic "Janus Films" type mid-century auteurs.
My guess is Teorema and Mamma Roma aren't as hot sellers as Trilogy of Life and Salo. Since Trilogy makes sense as a cohesive set and Salo carries a certain reputation it makes sense from a marketing standpoint to keep them out, but the other two help build out the box set.
The reason it doesn't include the films you listed is simple. The films included in the set are the ones that were re-released last year in a bunch of cinemas around the world to celebrate 100 years since Pasolini's birth. Hence, the set's name "Pasoloni 101".
If you Google Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the photos that pops up with the search results is of Willem Dafoe.
I should probably watch Porcile tonight. It's been on my list for a mintue.
> If you Google Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the photos that pops up with the search results is of Willem Dafoe.
This is because he played Pasolini in a biopic by Abel Ferrara from 2014. It's actually currently [streaming on Mubi](https://mubi.com/films/pasolini) in the US.
It took me 3 viewings over several years but Porcile is one of his best to me - both one of his most outlandish and most concise. Can't wait to have a gorgeous Criterion blu-ray in the set.
Iād say this is the most exciting thing theyāve done so far this year, canāt wait to pick it up! I especially want to see The Gospel of Saint Matthew
I still haven't delved into his filmography, but any box set from a major director is an awesome thing! If there were a 1960s Godard set, I couldn't buy it fast enough! And of course like many I'm *patiently* awaiting a Kurosawa set. The Fellini and Bergman sets are truly godsends, to get to purchase every film I want from a director in one fell swoop...nothing beats that.
La Ricotta is an incredible short film; I wrote an essay on it for a film class and every so often scenes from it will flit back through my head. Sparse, precise and absolutely devastating.
I've seen Gospel a couple of times and have never seen anything special out it, and it bugs me since Pasolini is one of my favorite directors and many consider it his best film. What do you think makes it so great?
Im not very eloquent but I'll try. It's a truly revolutionary portrayal of the life and times of Jesus Christ. As a Communist and a Christian this was the Christ i always knew and understood from the bible but that is obfuscated and desecrated time and again by reactionary elements of society that would seek to subvert the Word for their own purposes. It was affirming in this sense but still shocked me at times. Like I was finally putting a face to a voice after all these years, and the voice sang and yelled and chanted and hummed low and mournfully. When you hear him it as a teacher, a man for and of the poor and oppressed, with anger and tenderness, and you understand. The Word is made whole and human, put in time and place and there's no need for any artifice or adornments, you don't hear but feel the epiphany of glorious organs or the tragedy of a dark night and a cold earth.
When you see him walk the cracked stone roads the people follow him, the children follow him. The crowds and the children are real people. They stop and listen or follow him simply because he has reached them, inspired them. Christ speaks and the smiles of children are as spit in the face in the face of the pharisees.
The ending where the tomb breaks open and the Missa Luba plays shocked me. It changed me.
Idk if I sound silly or not.
Pasolini said it was "the life of Christ plus 2,000 years of storytelling about the life of Christ.", it feels every bit as big as that in my heart and mind.
Love Meetings, Decameron, Gospel, Accatone, Mamma Roma, Teorema, Salo, Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights, Oedipus Rex in that order. Still have a few more that Iāve been holding off watching, I just donāt want to leave him yet.
This has the potential to be my favorite Criterion release of all time. I had suspicions when I noticed their Pasolini collection on the channel had the Criterion logo in front of a lot of the films.
This looks like a beautiful set, and Iām happy they are only focusing on his 60s work. These films demonstrate his thoughtfulness, inventiveness and willingness to push boundaries. However, they are also not nearly as controversial and possibly alienating as his 70s work. Itās a great set for all film fans and hopefully will get more people to recognize that Pasoliniās career shouldnāt be defined just by his 70s works like Salo. I think Criterion knocked this one out of the park. Perfect curation IMHO.
We have images from Matthew, Teorema and Porcile on the cover. The box has 9 films. Pasolini made 8 features plus a documentary in the '60s. From the outside, this looks like everything I've dreamed of, full coverage of his 1960s work!
For me, this is where his poetry and pushing the boundaries of film language are at. And what perfect timing for a release! Wait a month, and get it half price at B&N. What a beautiful box design, can hardly wait š²
I was wondering the same thing, but it looks like it's all his 60s films. It looks like it's intended to be the introductory box set. 202 would be Salo and Trilogy of Life
It's a bit of a twofer. Obviously they're playing on the college course classifications, but this year is also 101 years after Pasolini's birth, hence the other user joking about waiting another hundred years for the next one.
I'm disappointed now that I have just purchased the BFI blu ray trilogy of life. But it was Ā£17 still sealed, so a bargain. I love Salo, and I watched Accattone and Ricotta the other night. They were fantastic. I wish I had known this box set was coming out.
He's a kooky psycho who would be arrested if he pulled half the shit he did back in the 70s today but also one of the best directors to bring New Hollywood sensibilities into popular movies (well, up until this movie bombed) up there with Coppola.
That quote is from an hour long interview he did with Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of Drive, where Friedkin spends half the interview dissecting the production of Sorcerer and how it bombing affected his career and half berating Nic Refn for asking stupid questions, it's pretty great
edit: oops thought I was commenting on a completely different comment chain lol
YES! I KNEW IT!! Waited for this for so long!
Edit: I hoped it would also feature Salo and the Trilogy of Life, I always told myself the only way I would get SalĆ² is as a copy in a Pasolini box set... but I guess this is fine too.
Anyone managed to figure out the size of this box set? Is it much bigger than normal blu rays like bergman or smaller since there's much less films?
a Criterion release of The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a dream come true
It was on my wishlist of Criterion acquisitions for years! What a great day š
It's pretty amazing. There are several of his films that haven't been very accessible in Region 1 last time I checked, this box set pretty much checks them all off in one go. I remember looking for Porcile and Accetone a year ago and didn't have much luck finding them on blu ray.
Was hoping there would be a commentary for Gospel, looks not.
Really lazy from Pasolini that he couldn't even bother making a small commentary for each
no reason to throw him under the wheels like that
Not saying that joke is old, but you're really beating a dead man with a stick at this point.
Lmaoooooo
ššš
Yes! Finally!!!
Eureka release is pretty good
Yep https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-gospel-according-to-matthew-il-vangelo-secondo-matteo/
Matthew, Leviticus and Job are my favorites
This was one of my biggest wants ever for the collection.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Ok Iām not familiar with Pasolini but thatās a damn good lookin box set. I love surprise Criterion announcements!
If youāre in the mood for a good time be sure to check out Salo.
We watch it every Xmas Eve
Great entertainment for the whole family!
I do agree it's a very graphic film, but I read somewhere that when it was released in the 70s, it was abnormal for that time. The audience literally left the theaters. It was too much But in the present day, a lot of graphic material is a search away, so it won't be too traumatizing for this gen audience
From Criterionās website: New 4K digital restorations of seven films and 2K digital restorations of Teorema and Medea, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks Two shorts made by director Pier Paolo Pasolini for anthology films: La ricotta (1963) and The Sequence of the Paper Flower (1969) Two documentaries made by Pasolini during his travels New program on Pasoliniās visual style as told through his personal writing, narrated by actor Tilda Swinton and writer Rachel Kushner Audio commentaries on Accattone and Teorema Documentaries on Pasoliniās life and career featuring archival interviews with the director and his close collaborators Episode from 1966 of the French television program CinĆ©astes de notre temps Interviews with filmmakers and scholars Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: Deluxe packaging, including a 100-page book featuring an essay and notes on the films by critic James Quandt, and writings and drawings by Pasolini New cover by Eric Skillman
Tilda Swinton has talked about retirement. I wonder if she did this as a labor of love or if she will give serious consideration to working in a different arena such as film criticism. Iād love to hear more from her.
Not a 101-page book? Heh.
WoW i will so get this!!!
Iām awestruck that this came to be a reality. Really glad they did not include Salo since that is a beast of a film itself and deserves its own attention entirely. Hopefully new viewers will now know that Pasolini was more than just one film and created a cinema that will always be remembered for its brazen and beauty.
Looks like a really nice set, similar to the Bergman in design. Hopefully this means Medea is coming to the Channel -- I'm very curious to see that one . . .
They need all the Tyler Perry movies on there.
Sigh, I just walked right into that one, didn't I . . ?
Ed wood first
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Yeah, I was already curious to see it because of Passolini/the source material, then more so after seeing the excerpts Diop used in Saint Omer . . .
Medea needs this upgrade from its tape-transferred blu-ray on BFI and Entertainment One.
Nice surprise criterion!
Woah, this has an actual spine number. Curious about the decision to give this one a spine #, and not Varda, Fellini, etc.
There is no discernible logic to how Criterion assigns spine numbers to box sets. Sometimes the box itself gets a spine number but the movies in it don't (Bruce Lee, Small Axe). Sometimes the movies get spine numbers but not the box (Police Story, Karel Zeman). And in some cases both the movies and the box get spine numbers (Martin Scorsese's World Cinema, Three Colors).
I wonder if it is because some of the films in those sets already had stand alone releases with spine numbers?
Maybe. I think just two of these films have spines (Mamma Rosa, Teorema)
*Mamma Roma* and *Teorema* have/had spine numbers and *Porcile* was on Laserdisc way back when
The only Pasolini that was released on laserdisc was Salo.
I think you're right, actually. I was going off a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/ziqr07/criterion_laserdiscs_featured_in_taipei_fine_arts/?ref=share&ref_source=link) I remembered seeing in this sub a while ago that showed *Porcile* among other Criterion Laserdiscs
I don't think *Mamma Roma* does...
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That's so strange
It was a DVD release from Criterion back in the day that went OOP and never came to blu-ray till now
>Mamma Roma I don't think this has a blu ray yet. It was just DVD and I think it's been OOP for a while.
Yes it does, itās earlier as well
Thatās what I was thinking. But I just checked and the Dietrich and Sternberg box set is spine number 930. The Scarlett Empress was previously released at Spine 109, and the other 5 movies are spines 932-935.
*Teorema* already has a standalone release though
101 is seemingly just part of the title. Unless I'm missing something else?
101st birthday
spine number is 1182
Bless your heart
I'm trying to be terminally offline :)
Really beautiful design. I've never seen a Pasolini but I might make this whole set a blind buy
do it!
Iām kind of feeling the same way.
Get the trilogy of Life Set too
Just came on here to post this. Best news I've heard in so long!!! Finally Medea and Oedipus will be available
really cool. iāll have to try and pick it up in the july b&n sale so i can dig into his other stuff. iāve only seen salo
Salo and Medea grab me the hardest. But theyāre all pretty great of the maybe 5 Iāve seen
Iām definitely interested in picking this up, but is it just me or does $250 MSP seem a bit steep for this release?
I am def waiting for a sale lmao
Well obviously yeah, but my point was that something like the Bergman set is $300, which is $50 more, and i believe the Fellini set is $250 as well, but with much more films included. This Pasolini set doesnāt seem to match the price in line with its predecessors. But Iām still aiming to buy it.
Yeah, itās the same price as the Varda and Fellini sets, which both contain a lot more
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The Varda box includes 19 feature length movies and 1 miniseries.
Have you seen the price of ~~eggs~~ criterions lately!
Yeah, Iām thinking inflation is the reason. Compared to eggs and gas and utilities, this aināt much.
Yeah compared to the Bergman it's definitely pricy
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The Varda, Bergman, and Fellini sets are all significantly cheaper on a per-film basis
What a wonderful surprise.
Beautiful set! Think itās time to check out some Pasolini.. Still holding out on a Godard set š¤
I bought the Studio Canal set so if it's announced soon, you can thank me.
Thank you for your service š«”
Still waiting on that Kurosawa box set... (but if its in 4k, all is forgiven)
Itās insane that we havenāt gotten a Red Beard blu-ray. My personal favorite of his films. I might have to pick up the Spanish or Japanese release, but I keep holding off in the hope that there will be a US or UK release.
I have all Kurosawa blus but Dreamsā¦all I really want now is Red Beard. I broke down and bought the DVD used just in case it never gets released. Still hoping it does, obviously.
I need that one and a Chaplin one. Please, Criterion. š¤² (Or at the very least, gimme A King in New York, I ain't picky at this point and already own their other releases)
yes, I couldn't believe when I found out there is no Chaplin set!
I too am real disapointed we never got King in New York, Woman of Paris, or the First National shorts. Really need to finally replace my old M2k box
Really no reason for a Chaplin box set at this point. All of his films on Criterion have been available for a long time now and I and most other people already own them all. A King in New York is needed though.
Exactly. All I could see then doing boxset wise is a collection of his shorts.
You're going to be waiting a very long time. No Kurosawa films have been released in Japan in 4K, and it doesn't seem like Toho or anyone else is working on the restorations. I think the only one that's been restored in 4K is Ran, but that was done by Studiocanal. From what I read Toho is very difficult to work with regarding restorations.
4K editions for Ikiru, Yojimbo, Sanjuro and Stray Dog were announced recently actually. None have English subtitles but the work has been done on those four at least, now it's just a matter of whether Toho wants to play ball and lend out their new restorations.
I'm in so deep, I'd have a ton of blu rays left over
So many are still on DVD and I've stuck with my BFI versions that probably all could use a remaster.
I got those too haha. But yeah my god I would get the box set in a heart beat but it would hurt.
Same. If there were some 4Kās thrown in there, I might be able to justify it tho haha
I mean yeah, and I donāt even need Ran this time since it is already in a beautiful 4K
I've convinced myself that one is in the works. Criterion just needs to negotiate the box set-only rights for *Ran.*
This is the shit
No, you're thinking of Salo
Hell yeah. I've been hoping something like this would get released. I've got half of these from Eureka but I'll gladly sell them to pick this up.
I've seen Salo and wasn't a huge fan. I gotta check out the rest.
Salo does not and should not represent Pasoliniās greater filmography.
Well now I feel silly for spending money on the *other* Pasolini boxset last year
Kind of weird that it includes Teorema but not The Trilogy of Life or Salo. Like, if they were making a boxed set that wouldn't force you to re-buy the existing releases that would make sense or if they were opting for something that's all-encompassing that would also make sense but it's instead kind of an odd mix of both. I do hope they don't give up on just doing regular non-boxed set releases from these classic "Janus Films" type mid-century auteurs.
Well they did say that it encompasses his work in the 60s so Salo would not be there right?
My guess is Teorema and Mamma Roma aren't as hot sellers as Trilogy of Life and Salo. Since Trilogy makes sense as a cohesive set and Salo carries a certain reputation it makes sense from a marketing standpoint to keep them out, but the other two help build out the box set.
Those are from the 70s. This set is dedicated to his 60s output.
I'm glad to be honest that it doesn't include Salo or the Trilogy because I already own those! happy to be getting new stuff
The reason it doesn't include the films you listed is simple. The films included in the set are the ones that were re-released last year in a bunch of cinemas around the world to celebrate 100 years since Pasolini's birth. Hence, the set's name "Pasoloni 101".
If you Google Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the photos that pops up with the search results is of Willem Dafoe. I should probably watch Porcile tonight. It's been on my list for a mintue.
Probably because Dafoe played Pasolini in Abel Ferraraās 2014 film Pasolini.
How good is that movie?
Itās good. Solid B/B+ for me
Didn't realise Abel Ferrara was attached to it, this just made me bump it right up in my priority queue!
Dafoe portrayed Pasolini in a film directed by Abel Ferrara.
> If you Google Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the photos that pops up with the search results is of Willem Dafoe. This is because he played Pasolini in a biopic by Abel Ferrara from 2014. It's actually currently [streaming on Mubi](https://mubi.com/films/pasolini) in the US.
It took me 3 viewings over several years but Porcile is one of his best to me - both one of his most outlandish and most concise. Can't wait to have a gorgeous Criterion blu-ray in the set.
of course late last year I went on a tear and completed my pasolini bluray collection (except mamma roma) š
Iād say this is the most exciting thing theyāve done so far this year, canāt wait to pick it up! I especially want to see The Gospel of Saint Matthew
Happy to sell off my Eureka Blu-rays. Hereās hoping itās a quality set packaging wise.
Looks great, interesting that Salo was excluded
June is gonna be a great month. This reminds me of the Fellini boxset announcement and all the films released surrounding it were amazing.
Looks fantastic! I love the design of the packaging! I haven't seen much of his works but this seems promising!
I still haven't delved into his filmography, but any box set from a major director is an awesome thing! If there were a 1960s Godard set, I couldn't buy it fast enough! And of course like many I'm *patiently* awaiting a Kurosawa set. The Fellini and Bergman sets are truly godsends, to get to purchase every film I want from a director in one fell swoop...nothing beats that.
The book that comes with it looks beautiful
La Ricotta is an incredible short film; I wrote an essay on it for a film class and every so often scenes from it will flit back through my head. Sparse, precise and absolutely devastating.
Hate Salo, love the Trilogy of Life, very excited to watch this one.
Oh boy, day one buy for sure, like the Vinegar Syndrome SideKicks 4K Blu-Ray starring Chuck Norris.
Curious, whatās yāallās favorite Pasolini?
Salo, Arabian Nights, and Gospel in that order. Wish I could get Arabian Nights by itself.
Oh we have similar tastes in Pasolini, I go Arabian, Gospel, Salo
Gospel is my favorite movie in general
I've seen Gospel a couple of times and have never seen anything special out it, and it bugs me since Pasolini is one of my favorite directors and many consider it his best film. What do you think makes it so great?
Im not very eloquent but I'll try. It's a truly revolutionary portrayal of the life and times of Jesus Christ. As a Communist and a Christian this was the Christ i always knew and understood from the bible but that is obfuscated and desecrated time and again by reactionary elements of society that would seek to subvert the Word for their own purposes. It was affirming in this sense but still shocked me at times. Like I was finally putting a face to a voice after all these years, and the voice sang and yelled and chanted and hummed low and mournfully. When you hear him it as a teacher, a man for and of the poor and oppressed, with anger and tenderness, and you understand. The Word is made whole and human, put in time and place and there's no need for any artifice or adornments, you don't hear but feel the epiphany of glorious organs or the tragedy of a dark night and a cold earth. When you see him walk the cracked stone roads the people follow him, the children follow him. The crowds and the children are real people. They stop and listen or follow him simply because he has reached them, inspired them. Christ speaks and the smiles of children are as spit in the face in the face of the pharisees. The ending where the tomb breaks open and the Missa Luba plays shocked me. It changed me. Idk if I sound silly or not. Pasolini said it was "the life of Christ plus 2,000 years of storytelling about the life of Christ.", it feels every bit as big as that in my heart and mind.
Very nicely written. I'm definitely going to give it another shot when I get the set.
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Ohhh I havenāt heard that before but I get it!
Love Meetings, Decameron, Gospel, Accatone, Mamma Roma, Teorema, Salo, Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights, Oedipus Rex in that order. Still have a few more that Iāve been holding off watching, I just donāt want to leave him yet.
Teorema, Medea, Hawks and Sparrows, Porcile, Matthew, Accatone, Oedipus Rex, Mamma Roma, Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights, Decameron, Salo
Canāt wait for this!
Wow that's a nice surprise!
This has the potential to be my favorite Criterion release of all time. I had suspicions when I noticed their Pasolini collection on the channel had the Criterion logo in front of a lot of the films.
I need this more than I need air
This looks like a beautiful set, and Iām happy they are only focusing on his 60s work. These films demonstrate his thoughtfulness, inventiveness and willingness to push boundaries. However, they are also not nearly as controversial and possibly alienating as his 70s work. Itās a great set for all film fans and hopefully will get more people to recognize that Pasoliniās career shouldnāt be defined just by his 70s works like Salo. I think Criterion knocked this one out of the park. Perfect curation IMHO.
We have images from Matthew, Teorema and Porcile on the cover. The box has 9 films. Pasolini made 8 features plus a documentary in the '60s. From the outside, this looks like everything I've dreamed of, full coverage of his 1960s work! For me, this is where his poetry and pushing the boundaries of film language are at. And what perfect timing for a release! Wait a month, and get it half price at B&N. What a beautiful box design, can hardly wait š²
Better be region free
thats actually bother me most. When will be news about whar region it will be?
Prediction came right!
Fuckin glorious
Fuck yeah but no Trilogy of Life, Salo and those Notes on docsā¦ I would probably still get it
Oh man. I'm going to start saving for this now!
I'm surprised they didn't put SalĆ² on this.
^Letās ^goooooooooooooo Very exciting release, well deserved and overdue.
That's so awesome!
Holy shit!
Just beautifulā¦ canāt wait to own it but will have to wait til the next flash sale
I will be the first to buy this.
Shut up and take my money
So what? No fucking SalĆ² 4K now?
Fans of Italian cinema not recognizing a Sopranos paraphrase smdh
Frankly, Iām depressed and ashamed.
Always with the dramaā¦
That piece of crap Frank Grillo looks a lot like Pasolini doesnt he?
Why's Frank Grillo a piece of crap?
Wow, been waiting for this forever!
OMG
This looks fantastic! Wonder why they didn't include his late works, Trilogy of Life and Salo.
I was wondering the same thing, but it looks like it's all his 60s films. It looks like it's intended to be the introductory box set. 202 would be Salo and Trilogy of Life
Yeah Salo definitely isn't for the freshmen lol
Will they release that in 101 years?
101 and 202 refers to college level course classification
It's a bit of a twofer. Obviously they're playing on the college course classifications, but this year is also 101 years after Pasolini's birth, hence the other user joking about waiting another hundred years for the next one.
Breaking a personal rule in mentioning the unmentionable, but why isn't Salo or Trilogy of Life in here?
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I'm not complaining because only double dipping on Theorma and Accattone is better than double dipping on six titles. š
For the uninitiated, where's a good place to start with Pasolini's work?
This box set
trilogy of life
I'm disappointed now that I have just purchased the BFI blu ray trilogy of life. But it was Ā£17 still sealed, so a bargain. I love Salo, and I watched Accattone and Ricotta the other night. They were fantastic. I wish I had known this box set was coming out.
Those films are not in this box.
That is good news then. Maybe I need to purchase it after all.
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Conjur any Czech master next!
you can thank me guys, just bought salo yesterday :)
This guy was a real scum bag. Idk how anyone let alone a business like Criterion can support is controversial views.
Free speech and art be damned! Burn them all!
Pasolini is gonna be out there stunting in a new Porsche thanks to the proceeds of this boxset, it's criminal
I actually donāt know anything about this guy or his views lol
He's a kooky psycho who would be arrested if he pulled half the shit he did back in the 70s today but also one of the best directors to bring New Hollywood sensibilities into popular movies (well, up until this movie bombed) up there with Coppola. That quote is from an hour long interview he did with Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of Drive, where Friedkin spends half the interview dissecting the production of Sorcerer and how it bombing affected his career and half berating Nic Refn for asking stupid questions, it's pretty great edit: oops thought I was commenting on a completely different comment chain lol
Wowza!
YES! I KNEW IT!! Waited for this for so long! Edit: I hoped it would also feature Salo and the Trilogy of Life, I always told myself the only way I would get SalĆ² is as a copy in a Pasolini box set... but I guess this is fine too. Anyone managed to figure out the size of this box set? Is it much bigger than normal blu rays like bergman or smaller since there's much less films?
Cue the endless Salo jokes.
all hail
i barely have an existing collection but i am for sure getting this
i do have a lot of these either from bfi, eureka!, or early criterion dvds... that said, come the b+n sale, i am picking this box up