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Les mythes: illo tempore de l’Histoire? La réactualisation des mythes grecs dans les films de Pier Paolo Pasolini

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The ghosts of Greek myths are omnipresent in the film works of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Moreover, as will be depicted later on, his first readings of Greek texts were a crucial moment for his creative path towards becoming a film director. As a starting point, the personal circumstances of Pasolini will be examined. The general problems of his contemporary society as well as those more particular to his native country, Italy, and to his own personal life all make their way into his work, transposed via myths, which are given a new meaning