The Criterion Collection: Salo, or The 120 Days Of Sodom (2 Disc Set)

Synopsis

Pier Paolo Pasolini's notorious final film, Salo or The 120 Days Of Sodom, has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . it's also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker's transposition of the Marquis de Sade's 18th-century opus of torture and degradation to 1944 Fascist Italy remains one of the most passionately debated films of all time, a thought-provoking inquiry into the political, social, and sexual dynamics that define the world we live in.

Special Features:

• New, restored high-definition digital transfer The End of Sal? a 40-minute documentary about the film's final scene
• Sal? Yesterday and Today, a 35-minute documentary featuring interviews with Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini’s friend Nineto Davoli
• New interviews with set designer Dante Ferretti and filmmaker/film scholar Jean-Pierre Gorin
• Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
• Theatrical trailer
• Optional English subtitles
• PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Neil Bartlett, Roberto Chiesi, Naomi Greene, Gary Indiana, and Sam Rohdie, and excerpts from Gideon Bachman’s on-set diary

Release Audio

• Dolby Digital Mono (English)
• Dolby Digital Mono (Italian)

Additional Info

• Release Languages: English, Italian
• Length: 112 mins
• Certificate: NR
• Encoding: NTSC
• No. of Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85
• Format: DVD - Custom
• Interactive Menus: Yes
• Scene Selection: Yes
• Theatrical Trailer: Yes