Allegories of Contamination: Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life

A study of the last three films by Pasolini (1922-75), and his earlier Decameron . Shows their debt to the paintings of Bruegel and Bosch and other medieval influences, and the films' relationship to each other, to others of his films, and to his poetry. Black-and-white stills and reproductions illustrate the resemblances. Canadian card order number: C95-931198-X. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.