Love and Anger

Love and Anger

1969 · 102 min · IT · 5.3 (23 votes)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Marco Bellocchio, Carlo Lizzani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci · Starring Tom Baker, Julian Beck, Jim Anderson, Judith Malina, Giulio Cesare Castello, Adriano Aprà
Drama

Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts sleeping on sidewalks, to a woman's assault in front of an apartment building, and to a couple injured in a car crash. A man, stripped of his identity, dies in bed with actors expressing his agony. A cheerful, innocent young man walking a city street in a time of war pays a price for this innocence. A couple talks about cinema while it watches another couple talk of love and truth on the eve of one character's return to Cuba. Striking students take over a university classroom; an argument follows about revolution or incremental change.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at societal indifference and personal struggle. This film feels like a series of urgent, unsettling vignettes, forcing viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about urban life and political divides. It's a challenging, thought-provoking experience.

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