A kaleidoscopic look at the last day of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975.
Energised by a magnetic performance by Dafoe, Ferrara’s film is no normal biopic, benefiting considerably from being as unconventional and intellectually rigorous as the man it portrays.
Abel Ferrara has a taste for trouble equal to Pier Paolo Pasolini’s, but this chronicle of the late film-maker’s final hours is surprisingly restrained.
Abel Ferrara's movie recreates 1970s Italy in loving detail.
Some indelible moments can’t off-set a generally misjudged approach.
Abel Ferrara’s account of the last days of the Italian auteur, played by Willem Dafoe, is beautiful and enigmatic.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday September 11, 2015, until Thursday September 17, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday September 25, 2015, until Thursday October 1, 2015. More info: www.dca.org.uk