Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom [DVD + Blu-ray] [1975]

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SALO A Film by Pier Paolo Pasolini Banned, censored and reviled the world over since its release, Pasolini's final and most controversial masterpiece is presented here fully uncut and uncensored in a brand new restoration. The content and imagery of Salo is extreme: it retains the power to shock, repel and distress. But it remains a cinematic milestone: culturally significant, politically vital, visually stunning. Based on a novel by the Marquis de Sade - and taking as it setting the miniature fascist republic which Mussolini established in 1944 in Italy - this is a film about power, corruption, and the degradation of the human body. It is a devastating, angry cry from one of the most controversial auteurs in cinema history Special features * Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition * Includes both Italian-language and English-language versions * 'Ostia-The Death of Pasolini' by Coil - the band's 1986 track with a new video accompaniment * Original Italian trailer * Open Your Eyes! (2008, 21 mins), Pasolini and his actors at work on the set of Salo * Walking with Pasolini(2008, 21 mins): documentary featuing Neil Bartlett, David Forgacs, Noam Chomsky and Craig Lapper (DVD only) * Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981, 58 mins) the classic documentary on the life and death of Pasolini * Fade to Black (2001, 24 mins): documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of Pasolini's masterpiece * Ostia(1987, 26 mins): a short film about Pasolini starring Derek Jarmen with optional director's commentary * 32-page booklet with introduction by Sam Rohdie, reviews, BBFC correspondence exploring the film's troubled history, stills and on-set photographs Italy, France | 1975 | colour | Italian language, with optional English subtitles | 117 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.85:1 Disc 1: BD25 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit) Disc 2 and Disc 3: DVD9 | PAL | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit) + Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) Region 2 PAL DVD Region B Blu-ray