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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

★ 6.3/10 117 min Drama, Horror Italy, France Italian
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers: Pupi Avati, Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Novel: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Streaming: Not available
The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.

Description

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

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Top Cast

Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi
Giorgio Cataldi The Bishop
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle The Magistrate
Aldo Valletti
Aldo Valletti The President
Caterina Boratto
Caterina Boratto Signora Castelli
Elsa De Giorgi
Elsa De Giorgi Signora Maggi
Hélène Surgère
Hélène Surgère Signora Vaccari
Sonia Saviange
Sonia Saviange The Pianist

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Appears on 8 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #403
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #17

Critic Curated

"35 Disturbing Foreign Films to Watch, from Gaspar Noé to Takashi Miike"
IndieWire #01
Esquire’s 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Esquire #36
Slate Magazines The 75 Greatest LGBT Films
Slate Magazine #54

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #45
Discomfort Movies by BFI
British Film Institute #71

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown Dirty Deeds
Letterboxd Showdown #12

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