SALÒ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM

Forbidden, censored and despised internationally since its release, for this edition of Mondo Culto, we are happy to provide you with the stomach-churning experience that is Pasolini’s last and most controversial masterpiece. The content and visual imagery of Saló  are extreme: its power to shock, disturb and repel has been unparalleled in the 45 years since its release. It remains a cinematographic tour de force: culturally significant, politically vital, and visually arresting. 

Based on a novel by the infamous Marquis de Sade and set in Mussolini’s fascist Italy, Saló  is a film about power, corruption, and the brutalization of the human body. It is a devastating, feral scream, coming from one of the most controversial authors in film history.