: Released shortly before the director's murder in 1975, the graphic film was heavily censored, yet remains a significant, albeit divisive, work of political art.
: Pasolini explores the degradation of humanity under extreme authoritarianism and consumerist "neocapitalism". Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom(1975)
: Despite initial reception, it is now often viewed as a vital critique of power by organizations such as The Criterion Collection . : Released shortly before the director's murder in
Set in 1944 in the Republic of Salò , the film follows four fascist elites who systematically abuse 18 teenagers, a narrative structured after Dante’s Divine Comedy . the graphic film was heavily censored