DESCRIPTION:

Pasolini's adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's 18th century novel places the action during WWII in Italy, where Fascist rulers brutalize and debauch 16 adolescent girls and boys. Pasolini's last film, soundly condemned at the time of its release by Italian censors.

DVD FEATURES:

• Pier Paolo Pasolini's notorious final film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . it's also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker's transposition of the Marquis de Sade's 18th-century opus of torture and degradation to 1944 Fascist Italy remains one of the most passionately debated films of all time, a thought-provoking inquiry into the political, social, and sexual dynamics that define the world we live in.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
• Star: Paolo Bonacelli
• Featured: Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto P. Quinavalle, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto
• Composer: Ennio Morricone

REVIEW:

• "...[Pasolini's] most significant film....[Represents] the bitter, empty end." — New York Times