ruggedridge22 said:It’s worth watching everything—and I mean *everything*. My absolute favorites have to be The Decameron and Salò; those two films couldn't possibly be further apart on the spectrum, yet they are both pure masterpieces. I can't help but wonder what his "trilogy of death" would have looked like—if he had actually managed to pull it off, we would have been gifted even more incredible cinema.
As for whether he's underrated, I'm really not sure. Maybe that's true by today's standards, but I belong to a generation where Pasolini was basically etched into our brains from day one. Perhaps it's Suvarica's fault—or maybe I just read too much leftist literature in my younger years, who knows... ☕
Honestly, it's tough to argue whether Pier Paolo is underrated or overrated. That tragically murdered man will always be in my top ten favorites. Was there some leftist leaning in my youth? Perhaps—but the reality remains that the very Church that criticized him so fiercely ended up praising his Gospel of Matthew quite sincerely.
The man was a genius and a truly gifted writer.
My personal favorites of his? Well, maybe the Theorem, or perhaps the Flower of the 1001 Nights—but Salò, along with mama Rom and the wonderful Medea (featuring Irena Callas), are all simply brilliant films.