Capriccio All'italiana (1968) • Tested

Capriccio All'italiana (1968) • Tested

: Often cited as the film's poetic masterpiece, this Pasolini segment follows marionettes (played by Totò and Ninetto Davoli ) performing Othello. When they are eventually thrown into a garbage heap, they look up at the sky for the first time, marveling at the beauty of the clouds—finally free from their strings.

The film operates like a fever dream of social commentary, where every story serves as a "caprice"—a sudden, unaccountable change of mood or behavior. Capriccio all'italiana (1968)

: The final act follows a lawyer's wife who is so consumed by suspicion that she forces him to move his office into their home so she can vet every female client. : Often cited as the film's poetic masterpiece,

: Directed by Steno , this segment features the legendary Totò as a man obsessed with "civilizing" the youth. He spends his Sundays kidnapping long-haired "beatniks" just to forcibly give them masculine haircuts, a satirical jab at the older generation's fear of the counterculture. : The final act follows a lawyer's wife