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...past 50 years, honest officials in Sicily who tried to block or expose Mafia corruption tended to become what Sicilians call "excellent cadavers." Two who met this fate are the heroes of Alexander Stille's new book about the Mafia's longtime stranglehold on Sicily. Prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino managed to break the infamous code of silence that surrounded the Mafia. Their evidence led to the 1987 conviction of 344 Mafia members, but in 1992 both prosecutors were assassinated.TIME critic John Elsonsays the while "Excellent Cadavers" is a bit uneven, it is nonetheless "a strong tale...
directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini...
...renowned Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was a man full of vitality, rebellion, creativity, and, very often, contradictions. His profound influence in Italian culture and politics reverberates still today, especially in the anthologies of his writings and films, critical studies of these works, and biographies which seem to appear annually in the United States. This year Americans have their first opportunity to see Pasolini's second feature film, "Mamma Roma," more than three decades after its 1962 Italian release...
Pasolini's violent murder in a Roman slum immortalized the artist. One critic referred to him as "St. Pier Paolo: Homosexual and Martyr," and most considered his final film, the bizarre and disturbing "Salo," strangely prophetic. It represents the enigmatic end of a tumultuous artistic career and, as Pasolini's 1959 novel proclaimed in its title, A Violent Life. "Mamma Roma" is far more typical than his last film, of the mix of politics and poetry, of ideology and of sentiment, which characterizes most of Pasolini's work. Its magnificent cinematography and superb acting make it a pleasure...
...Paolo Soleri, President Cosanti Foundation Mayer, Arizona