Salò : or, The 120 days of Sodom = Salò : o, Le 120 giornate di Sodoma /
A transposition of the Marques de Sade's eighteenth century opus of torture and degradation to 1944 Fascist Italy. A thought-provoking inquiry into the political, social, and sexual dynamics that define the world we live in.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian |
| Language Notes: | In Italian with optional English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2008]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
17. |
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| Summary: | A transposition of the Marques de Sade's eighteenth century opus of torture and degradation to 1944 Fascist Italy. A thought-provoking inquiry into the political, social, and sexual dynamics that define the world we live in. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released in 1976. Features: Theatrical trailer (disc 1); Salò : yesterday and today (33 min. documentary featuring interviews with director Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend, Ninetto Davoli); Fade to black (23 min. documentary featuring directors Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, and John Maybury, as well as scholar, David Forgacs); The end of Salò (40 min. documentary about the film's production); new interviews with production designer Dante Ferretti and director and film scholar Jean-Pierrte Gorin. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (80 pages) |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital. |