Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Gay Beginnings of the End of the World.

1963 · 122 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Drama

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.

Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Written by Roberto Rossellini

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Rosanna Schiaffino Anna Maria (segment "Illibatezza")
Bruce Balaban Joe (segment "Illibatezza")
Maria Pia Schiaffino Air Hostess (segment "Illibatezza")
Jean-Marc Bory Husband (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
Alexandra Stewart Alexandra (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
Orson Welles The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
Mario Cipriani Stracci (segment "La ricotta")
Laura Betti Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")
Edmonda Aldini Another Diva (segment "La ricotta")
Ettore Garofolo Ettore, the Angel (segment "La ricotta")
Ugo Tognazzi Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Lisa Gastoni Togni's Wife (segment "Il pollo ruspante")

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