(Italian: Comizi d'amore ) is a landmark 1964 documentary by director Pier Paolo Pasolini that serves as a provocative time capsule of Italian sexual mores during a period of rapid social change. Film Overview Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Genre: Cinema-vérité documentary Format: Black and White, 92 minutes
Interviewing women about their desire for equality and whether virginity still matters.
The film features commentary and analysis from Pasolini's intellectual circle, including: Love Meetings (1964) - Pier Paolo Pasolini - Letterboxd
Armed with a microphone and camera, Pasolini travels throughout Italy—from industrialized northern cities like Milan to rural southern villages in Calabria—to interview ordinary citizens about their views on sex and love. He confronts subjects with questions that were considered scandalous at the time, covering:
Asking children where babies come from (receiving answers like "flowers" or "the stork").