Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1976)
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genres - Drama, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Sex Horror |
Release Date - Oct 1, 1977 (USA - Unknown), Oct 3, 1977 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
The final work of notorious Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, this film updates the Marquis de Sade's most extreme novel to fascist Italy in the final days of WW II. Dispensing with the novel's meditations on sexual liberation and the search for truth, Pasolini presents four decadents who kidnap dozens of young men and women and subject them to the most hideous forms of torture and perversion in an isolated villa. Rape, murder, and a coprophagic banquet are only the beginning of the atrocities on display. Photographed by Tonino Delli Colli, the film also features a lavish score by Ennio Morricone.
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war, assault, atrocity, attack, child, child-abuse, kidnapping, seduction, sex, group, Italy, villa, violence
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High Historical Importance
