tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post2983358525135309300..comments2023-10-07T06:24:05.693-04:00Comments on Lost in the Movies (old website): AccattoneJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-27966595151322836172009-11-07T12:18:36.196-05:002009-11-07T12:18:36.196-05:00The Bach underpinning is of course the film's ...The Bach underpinning is of course the film's most ravishing component, but when you speak of poetry and "a universe without rules" you are basically defining Pasolini's work in general, except for A GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW, (or MAMMA ROMA, which you do revere quite a bit) which is more disciplined and conventional, as masterful as it is. ACCATONE, which you most wonderfully describe here is one of his greatest films, and I think you nailed it here:<br><br>"The film's overall style is a more mobile, more impressionistic neorealism, so it exists in a recognizable context as well..."Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-91274598075784935372009-11-07T22:45:30.845-05:002009-11-07T22:45:30.845-05:00I've only seen 3 Pasolinis: this, Gospel, and ...I've only seen 3 Pasolinis: this, Gospel, and Mamma Roma. I wonder to what extent his later films will differ from the early work: I've certainly been given the impression that they're quite severe.<br><br>Interesting observation on Gospel, which I too felt differed from this & Mamma Roma in some indefinable way, even though it also used unusual music so effectively and employed a rugged camera style. But it did not have the same effect on me as the other two films, even though I approached it with higher expectations (or perhaps it was because I approached it with higher expectations?).MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com