Directed by Marco Bellocchio , this segment features a classroom debate that descends into chaos, mocking the rigid structures of both authority and radical student movements.
Each segment questions whether a single person can maintain their humanity or "love" while the "anger" of the collective world rages around them.
It stands as a rare time-capsule where the "Big Three" of Italian cinema (Pasolini, Bertolucci, Bellocchio) worked alongside the leader of the French New Wave (Godard). Amore e rabbia (1969)
The film was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.
The film was produced in the wake of the 1968 student protests, reflecting the era's obsession with Maoism, Marxism, and anti-imperialism. Directed by Marco Bellocchio , this segment features
It is often cited as a difficult watch for mainstream audiences but remains essential for students of 1960s counter-culture cinema.
Amore e rabbia (1969), translated as Love and Anger, is a landmark anthology film that captures the turbulent political and artistic spirit of the late 1960s. It features five segments directed by some of the most influential figures in European cinema, originally conceived as a commentary on the "Gospel" but evolved into a critique of contemporary morality, violence, and revolution. The Directors and Segments The film was entered into the 19th Berlin
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini , this is perhaps the most famous segment. It follows a young man (Ninetto Davoli) walking through Rome with a giant red flower, blissfully unaware of the world's suffering and historical atrocities shown in superimposed newsreel footage.