Passolini's Salo - classic or dud?

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Just look around our little BIG, FAT, STUPID and CONTENT universe...
Oppressed?
Oppressors?
Sociology 101?
Is there a clear contrast between good and evil, innocent and pervert.
Have you watched CNN lately?
Let's not limit ourselves to heavy brainwork on fascist Italy only...
There is always CNN to watch...
- J
PS.
Did any of you find the film dated?
- J

― Jarek, Tuesday, 10 September 2002 01:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yes! Canterbury Tales and Decameron are very *raunchy*. I'm wondering if they both feature the same very handome bearded man? Salo is the true test of Pasolini fandom though--I say classic. Forget about fascist allegories, forget about faithfulness to Sade--nothing will ever match that literary masterpiece--but just try and take it as it is, for what it's worth--a good excuse to witness young maidens in nice gray tweed school girl skirts and freshly pressed crisp white blouses as they cower in the corner, fearfully awaiting their uncertain futures...

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 02:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

what the fuck do you need an excuse for?

― Queen G (Queeng), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 15:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hmm... good point.

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 15:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

one month passes...

I'm not sure americans could be able to understand Salo, since they live in a much simpler world than the rest of mankind. I don't think Salo is about good and evil. But it's obvious the 4 men are looking for God; trying desperatly to get an answer from Him, by torturing other human beings. For me it's a very religious and deeply edificating film. More than a critic to fascism, I see a critic to the need of absolute, a critic to religion, politics, justices, and society altogether.

― Sebastian, Saturday, 19 October 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm not sure americans could be able to understand Salo, since they live in a much simpler world than the rest of mankind.

I love this.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

maybe i am a canuck, but i have seen salo and read de sade and i would like to reitatarate(sp) THEY ARE FUCKING DULL. i am not offended by them JUST BORED UNTO UNCONCIOUSNESS.

― anthony easton (anthony), Sunday, 20 October 2002 20:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

deeply edificating film

Duhhhhh...us dumb Americans were unaware that "edificating" was actually a word.

― J0hn Darn13ll3, Sunday, 20 October 2002 20:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

TS: Signara Vicarri vs. Signora Maggi?

― , Sunday, 2 May 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link

six years pass...

guys, ice t just watched salo and reviewed it on twitter
"'Salo' Review: Probably outrageous for it's time but to me.. Weird, crazy, but BOORING. Gay sex, shit eating and corny torture. WACK."

― tylerw, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link

Dude needs an ILE invite

― Y Kant Torres Red (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 2 February 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link

"I did have some good laughs.. Like when the 3 weirdos got dessed like old women and went to the wedding??? Come on son!"

― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link

Totally read Passantino's Salo. Gutted.

― LBI clearly believes the cat is gone (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 2 February 2011 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

"God, why have you abandoned us?"

― flappy bird, Saturday, 13 February 2021 08:42 (three years ago) link

guys, ice t just watched salo and reviewed it on twitter
"'Salo' Review: Probably outrageous for it's time but to me.. Weird, crazy, but BOORING. Gay sex, shit eating and corny torture. WACK."

― tylerw, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 bookmarkflaglink

Lol was looking, did he delete this lol

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 13 February 2021 11:33 (three years ago) link

love Pasolini, love Sade, this movie is adequate but y'know

― The Scampo Fell to Earth (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 13 February 2021 12:08 (three years ago) link

When I was living in West Berlin in 1984, my American boyfriend at the time took me to see this. Then we went for a drink, and he dumped me. That's one way of doing it!

― mike t-diva, Saturday, 13 February 2021 14:03 (three years ago) link

There are a lot of theoretical takes in this thread. Here's mine: Pasolini made the Trilogy of Life to convince himself he loved sexuality. Salo was his admission that he hated sexuality.

― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 13 February 2021 15:03 (three years ago) link

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