Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Pier Paolo Pasolini (director)
Marquis de Sade (novel)
Paolo Bonacelli, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto, Elsa De Giorgi (starring)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1975. Collection of seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 Italian-French film. Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso, specific to the film's German release.

Four wealthy, corrupt libertines kidnap a group of teenagers from the Italian countryside and perform violent, sadistic acts of torture on them for four months. Pasolini's final film, set during the last days of fascist rule in Italy, and inspired by the writings of Dante, Friedrich Nietzsche, and the Marquis de Sade.

Shot on location throughout Italy.

Four photographs 10 x 8 inches, three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

BFI 1114. Criterion Collection 17. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema.


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