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Pasolini uses the extreme depravity of the four "Libertines" (The Duke, The Bishop, The Magistrate, and The President) to represent the absolute corruption of the ruling class.

Many scholars argue that while the film is "unwatchable," it is a necessary document of the 20th century's capacity for cruelty. _cb01_gold_Sal_o_le_120_giornate_di_Sodoma_1975

Ennio Guarnieri used a flat, detached visual style to force the audience to confront the atrocities without cinematic "glamour." Pasolini uses the extreme depravity of the four

Upon its release, it was banned in numerous countries, including Australia, the UK, and Germany, for many years. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom is

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom is a provocative masterpiece that transposes the Marquis de Sade’s 18th-century novel to the final days of Fascist Italy in 1944. Pier Paolo Pasolini Release Year: 1975

Despite its repulsive subject matter, critics often praise the film for its rigid, formal beauty and intellectual depth.