Love Meetings
1964 · Movie · Not Rated · 88 min · ★ 8.3 · 74% critics
This documentary travels across Italy, asking people of different ages and backgrounds frank questions about sex, marriage, divorce, gender roles, and social change. Their public answers create a revealing snapshot of a country caught between old traditions and a more modern outlook.
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Streaming on The Criterion Channel.
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Details
- Original title
- Comizi d'amore
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1965-07-05
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (293 votes)
About
You’ll likely be interested if you enjoy documentaries that capture real public opinions and social change in a specific era, like Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God; Not for you if dated attitudes and a repetitive structure sound frustrating.
Pros: revealing time capsule; candid public interviews; thought-provoking viewpoints | Cons: repetitive at times; dated attitudes; uneven focus
Themes
- italian
- culture clash
- brothel
- economic miracle
- sexism
- moral conflict
- morality
- illegal prostitution
- exploring sexuality
- virginity
- 1960s
- forbidden sexuality
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Pier Paolo Pasolini
as Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
- LB
Lello Bersani
as Narrator (voice)
Alberto Moravia
as Self - Writer
- CM
Cesare Musatti
as Self - Psychoanalyst
Peppino Di Capri
as Self - Singer
- EP
Ezio Pascutti
as Self - Football Player
- WN
William Negri
as Self - Football Player
- CF
Carlo Furlanis
as Self - Football Player
- GU
Giuseppe Ungaretti
as Self - Poet
- CC
Camilla Cederna
as Self - Writer
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini