La rabbia (1963)

La Rabbia

Documentary footage (from the 1950s) and accompanying commentary to attempt to answer the existential question, Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear? The film is in two completely separate parts, and the directors of these respective sections, left-wing Pier Paolo Pasolini and conservative Giovanni Guareschi, offer the viewer contrasting analyses of and prescriptions for modern society. Part I, by Pasolini, is a denunciation of the offenses of Western culture, particularly those against colonized Africa. It is at the same time a chronicle of the liberation and independence of the former African colonies, portraying these peoples as the new protagonists of the world stage, holding up Marxism as their "salvation", and suggesting that their "innocent ferocity" will be the new religion of the era. Guareschi's part, by contrast, constitutes a defense of Western civilization and a word of hope, couched in traditional Christian terms, for man's future.

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Giorgio Bassani
Giorgio Bassani
as Poetry Narrator - Part One (voice)
Renato Guttuso
Renato Guttuso
as Prose Narrator - Part One (voice)
Gigi Artuso
Gigi Artuso
as Narrator - Part Two (voice)
Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano
as Narrator - Part Two (voice)
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
as Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin
as Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
as Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
as Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
as Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
as Self (archive footage)
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
as Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
as Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Ahmed Sukarno
Dr. Ahmed Sukarno
as Self (archive footage)
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Carlo Di Carlo
Carlo Di Carlo
Assistant Director
Giacinto Solito
Giacinto Solito
Assistant Director
Sergio Montanari
Sergio Montanari
Assistant Editor
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi
Director
Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi
Writer
Gastone Ferranti
Gastone Ferranti
Producer
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Editor
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli
Editor
Giacinto Solito
Giacinto Solito
Editor
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