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Salò, or the
120 Days of Sodom
Pier Paolo Pasolini
New Edition - The Criterion Collection
- Usa
Synopsis
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s
notorious final film, Salò, 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
 SPECIAL
EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition
digital transfer
"Salò": Yesterday and
Today, a 33-minute documentary featuring interviews with director Pier
Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend
Ninetto Davoli
Fade to Black, a 23-minute documentary
featuring directors Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, and John Maybury,
as well as scholar David Forgacs
The End of "Salò", a
40-minute documentary about the film’s production
New interviews with set designer
Dante Ferretti and director and film scholar Jean-Pierre Gorin
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
Theatrical trailer
PLUS:
A booklet featuring new essays by Neil Bartlett, Catherine Breillat, Naomi
Greene, Sam Rohdie, Roberto Chiesi, and Gary Indiana, and excerpts
from Gideon Bachmann’s on-set diary
Film Info
1975
112 minutes
Color
1.85:1
Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Anamorphic
Italian
About the Transfer
Salò,
or the 120 Days of Sodom is presented in its original aspect ratio
of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for
this format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a
Spirit 2K Datacine from a 35 mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of
dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration
System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process,
the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible
bit rate for the quantity of material included.
The soundtrack was mastered
at 24-bit from the 35 mm magnetic track. Audio restoration tools were used
to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal
will be directed to the center channel on surround sound systems, but some
viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal
of the mono sound.
COVER AND PHOTOS (Pasolini,
Salò' set)
FROM CENTRO STUDI-ARCHIVIO
PASOLINI c/o CINETECA DI BOLOGNA
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DI PIER PAOLO PASOLINI
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