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Pier Paolo Pasolini (Bologna, 5 March 1922 – Rome, 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, writer, director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, considered among the greatest artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Culturally versatile, he distinguished himself in numerous fields, also leaving contributions as a painter, novelist, linguist, translator and essayist, not only in the Italian language, but also in Friulian. Read the full biography

Pier Paolo Pasolini (Bologna, 5 March 1922 – Rome, 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, writer, director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, considered among the greatest artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Culturally versatile, he distinguished himself in numerous fields, also leaving contributions as a painter, novelist, linguist, translator and essayist, not only in the Italian language, but also in Friulian. An attentive observer of the changes in Italian society from the Second World War until the mid-seventies as well as a controversial figure at times, he often aroused strong controversy and heated debates due to the radical nature of his judgments, which were highly critical of bourgeois habits and the nascent consumer society. as well as towards 1968 and its protagonists. His relationship with his homosexuality was at the center of his public persona.