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Pasolini Remembered 50 Years After His Killing as Italy Reassesses a Defining Voice

French outlets mark the date by republishing a 2022 interview with leading translator René de Ceccatty.

Overview

  • November 2, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death.
  • Italian and international coverage frames the commemoration as a renewed look at his influence on late 20th‑century culture.
  • Télérama republishes a 2022 conversation with René de Ceccatty, presented as a leading specialist who has translated Pasolini’s novels, poems and essays.
  • Reports highlight his roles as novelist, filmmaker and polemicist, citing works from Ragazzi and Petrolio to Accattone and Salò, as well as his openly assumed homosexuality.
  • He was assassinated on Ostia beach in 1975, and current articles recall that aspects of the case remain debated without presenting new investigative findings.