1960Winner
Best Writing
La Dolce Vita
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Actor · Director · Writer
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
March 5, 1922
Biography
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure. He demonstrated a unique and extraordinary cultural versatility, becoming a highly controversial figure in the process.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1976Nominee
Best Writing
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1957Winner
Best Writing
Nights of Cabiria
Career Highlights
1968Highlight
Best Director
Theorem
1971Highlight
Best Performance
The Decameron
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La Dolce Vita
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Nights of Cabiria