Pleasure in Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life' [Excerpt] #film #cinema #psychology #philosophy #movies

Cinephile Sphere on Instagram: "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom is a deeply controversial and disturbing film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the infamous novel by Marquis de Sade. Set in the final days of Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy, the story follows four wealthy and powerful men who abduct a group of young boys and girls, taking them to a secluded villa. Over the course of 120 days, the victims are subjected to horrific acts of psychological manipulation, sexual abuse, and ph

PROJECT STRANGE® on Instagram: "Pier Paolo Pasolini, the director of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, was brutally murdered in 1975, before the film’s release. Officially, 17-year-old Pino Pelosi confessed to killing him after a sexual encounter gone wrong, but decades later he recanted, claiming a group of men carried out the attack and forced him to take the blame. Many people suspected this was not the full story as the film was intensely controversial, depicting torture, sadism, fascist viole