SALO

Salo is the most shocking film I've ever seen in my entire life. The film is very controversial made in 1975 and directed by the great Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is loosely based on the works of Marquis De Sade's "120 days of Sodom" and Dante's "Inferno". Pasolini created a highly symbolic and well made artistic endeavor. The film deals with lots of degradation, cruelty, torture, sexual abuse towards young boys and girls. One of the infamous scenes shows a young woman forced to eat feces and later a banquet of feces were also served to the whole cast. I squirmed with disgust while viewing the controversial scenes. Salo has the most violent scenes ever to be put into a film. At story's end, the children are gruesomely murdered some scalped, tongue and eyes cut out. Living at present in an era of mushrooming violent films like "Saw" franchise, Im still disturbed, stunned and left cold after watching this classic masterpiece.

FYI, the 1998 Criterion DVD edition was withdrawn due to some licensing conflicts and became a collectors item. The price of the original DVD ranges from $250 to $1000, making it the most expensive sought after DVD.