Nothing is more contagious than evil…
After kicking off November with a look at James Whale’s Frankenstein (listen) and the Kate Hudson-starring The Skeleton Key (listen), we’re finally(?) tackling one of the most controversial films ever made for its 50th anniversary: Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975).
In Salò, four wealthy, corrupt libertines (a Duke, a Magistrate, a Bishop, and a President) kidnap 18 teenagers during the time of the fascist Republic of Salò. Whisking them away to a private villa miles away from civilization, the libertines instill a set of “laws” for the teens to follow, all the while subjecting them to 120 days of extreme violence, sadism, psychological torture, rape, and coprophagia, among other horrific, abhorrent things. During all of this, the Bishop is keeping a list of anyone who breaks their laws, with plans to unleash the most unspeakable of horrors on them as the 120th day approaches.
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Episode 361: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) feat. Zoë Rose Smith
Wipe that shit-eating grin off your face and heed all of the content warnings (seriously), because we’re discussing Pier Paolo Pasolini’s notorious anti-fascist 1975 film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Tagging in for the conversation is Zoë Rose Smith, the co-host of the Tainted Love podcast!
Join us as we do a very deep dive into this controversial film, beginning with a Pasolini primer before parsing through the film’s graphic depictions of sexual assault, torture, sadomasochism and coprophilia. This is an extremely challenging film, but dare we say we admire it?
Plus: debating the queer representation in the film (can it be both positive and negative?), comparisons to our current political climate and discussing whether or not the film qualifies as porn (it doesn’t).
Cross out Salò!
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