Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award3 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The character of Accattone himself, self-destructive and conscious of his situation within a class from which he cannot escape, embodies many of the contradictions in Pasolini's lifetime of coming to terms with Marxism and Catholicism.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
The brutality and frigid despair of this 1962 film have had a lasting impact on political filmmaking.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The result is uneven, but not without distinction.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
This is a fascinating debut by writer-director Pier Paolo Pasolini, who has scripted some interesting pix.