Salo or The Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodom (Bfi Modern Classics)

Salò or The Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodom (Salò o Le centoventi giornate di Sodoma , 1975) is one of the most controversial and scandalous films ever made. It was Pier Paolo Pasolini's last film; he was murdered shortly after completing it. An adaptation of Sade's vicious masterpiece, but relocated to Fascist-ruled Italy, Salò is an unflinching, violent portrayal of sexual cruelty which many find too disturbing to watch. But insightful artworks are often disturbing. Beneath the extreme, taboo-breaking surface of Salò , Gary Indiana argues, is a deeply penetrating account of human behavior that resonates not only as an account of fascism but as a picture of the corporate, morally compromised world we live in today. "Sal ̣or The 120 Days of Sodom (Sal ̣o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, 1975) is one of the most scandalous films ever made. It was Pier Paolo Pasolini's last film; he was murdered shortly after completing it. An adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's vicious masterpiece, but relocated to Facist-ruled Italy, Salo is an unflinching, violent portrayal of sexual cruelty which many find too disturbing to watch. But insightful artworks are often disturbing. Beneath the extreme, taboo-breaking surface of Salo, Gary Indiana argues, is a deeply penetrating account of human behaviour. It's a picture not only of fascism but also, prophetically, of the corporate-run consumer culture we live in today, 'where a limitless choice of gratifications disguises an absence of all choice and all resistance, where nothing can disrupt the smooth operation of a system that turns art into products and people into things.' "--Page [4] COVER Salo or The Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodom (Salo o Le centoventi giornate di Sodoma, 1975) is one of the most controversial and scandalous films ever made. It was the last film made by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who was murdered shortly after its completion. An adaptation of Sade's vicious masterpiece, but relocated to Fascist-ruled Italy, Salo is an unflinching, violent portrayal of sexual cruelty which many find too disturbing to watch.But insightful artworks are often disturbing. Beneath the extreme, taboo-breaking surface of Salo, Gary Indiana argues, is a deeply penetrating account of human behavior which resonates not only as an account of Fascism but as a picture of the corporate, morally compromised world we live in today. Beneath the extreme, taboo-breaking surface of'Salo'(a controversial and scandalous film made in 1975), Gary Indiana argues that there's a deeply penetrating account of human behaviour which resonates as an account of fascism and as a picture of the corporate world we live in.'Salo'was Pier Pasolini's last film (he was murdered shortly after completing it). An adaptation of Sade's vicious masterpiece, it is an unflinching, violent portrayal of sexual cruelty which many find too disturbing to watch.