Pasolini's first film as director and screenwriter was "Accattone" in 1961, again set in Rome's marginal quarters. It was a story of pimps, prostitutes and thieves that contrasted with Italy's postwar economic reforms. Although Pasolini tried to distance himself from neorealism, the film is considered to be a kind of second neorealism. Nick Barbaro, a critic writing in the "Austin Chronicle", stated it "may be the grimmest movie" he has ever seen. The movie aroused controversy and scandal. In 1963, the episode "La ricotta", included in the anthology film "RoGoPaG", was censored and Pasolini was tried for "offense to the Italian state and religion".