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Short Films

Virginity by Pier Paolo Pasolini - Air hostess meets a man on the plane then they end up in the same hotel together and she receives  a lot of unwanted attention as he likes how innocent/pure she seem - somewhat religious connotations. He becomes her stalker and won't leave her alone so she ends up using her sexuality to repulse him. The film lasts approx 40 mins which enables the audience to gather some background information on the characters. We learn that the air hostess is engaged and documents her travels with her camera to send to her fiance and we learn that the stalker is an unstable man who is looking for a motherly figure. We have a much deeper understanding of the characters which is unusual for a short film. However, the film follows the typical narrative of short films in which there is an equilibrium, a problem,  the problem is resolved and then a new equilibrium. La Ricotta by Pier Paolo Pasolini - Similarly to Virginity, the film has religious refe...