The film is a loose adaptation of the 1785 novel (first published in 1904) The 120 Days of Sodom by the Marquis de Sade, updating the story's setting to the World War II era. It was Pasolini's final film, released three weeks after his murder.

Dec 21, 2023 · Uncover 35 eye-opening facts about the controversial film Salo, exploring its dark themes, intricate production, and enduring impact on cinema.

Apr 27, 2024 · Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, the final film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, was certainly a bold exit for the acclaimed Italian director. For decades, Pasolini had been penning screenplays for others, such as Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Nights of Cabiria.

On November 2nd, 1975, on a beach at Ostia, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini was murdered. His body was found partially burned with gasoline, apparently ran over with his own car, and his genitals...

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of torture. In Nazi-Fascist Northern Italy in 1943-44, four senior members of government, aided by henchmen and Nazi soldiers, kidnap a group of young men and women.

Dec 26, 2023 · Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom contains extreme acts of sex, torture, and degradation, exploring the depths of human cruelty and power. The film serves as a critique of the...

Sep 8, 2021 · Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom was directed and written by Pier Paolo Pasolini and released in 1975. Pasolini, an auteur, outspoken communist, journalist, novelist, poet, and proud homosexual, was no stranger to controversy.

In the northern Italian Republic of Salò, a Nazi-controlled puppet state, the town's four most wealthy, powerful, and decadent members--The Duke, The Bishop, The Magistrate, and The President--herd the finest specimens of young men and women into a palatial villa.

Feb 12, 2025 · Adapted from The 120 Days of Sodom, written by the Marquis de Sade and described by its author as the "most impure tale ever written," Salò transports de Sade's text to fascist-occupied Italy...

Nov 25, 2020 · The movie focuses on four wealthy libertines in the fascist republic of Salo. They kidnap eighteen teenagers and submit them to four months of violence, sadism, and sexual and psychological torture. The libertines consist of Masters and Storytellers who enact any sexual fantasy at any whim.