ACCATTONE

Best Film, Karlovy Vary 1962

Directed by : Pier Paolo Pasolini

Year : 1961

Country : Italy 

Genre  drama 

Length : 117 min.

In the slums of Rome, Vittorio “Accattone” Cataldi supports himself by being a pimp for his longtime girlfriend, Maddalena. When his meal ticket goes to jail after being assaulted by a pack of thugs, Accattone scrambles to survive, reduced to begging for food from his ex-wife, Ascenza. When he meets the virginal Stella, he sees a way back into his former profession…