The world’s most dangerous film: ‘Salo: And The 120 Days Of Sodom‘ – on hearing this name, cinema lovers get goosebumps. This Italian film made in the year 1975 is said to be the most controversial film till date.
Not only its story but also the cruelty, nudity and sexual torture shown in it made this film a topic of debate among cinema lovers and critics around the world.
how The film made many people uncomfortable while watching?
In the 70s, when European cinema was at the peak of experimentation, this film crossed the limits and brought human cruelty and the distorted mentality of power on screen. Directed by director Pier Paolo Pasolini, the story of this film revolves around four rich and corrupt leaders who kidnap young people and torture them inhumanly during the fascist rule.
The scenes of physical violence, mental torture and sexual abuse in the film were so graphic that it became unbearable for many people to watch it.
The film faced heavy opposition as soon as it was released. After its screening at the Paris Film Festival, it was released for a few days in Italy, but was soon banned in January 1976.
Nearly 100 countries, including India, Australia, UK and New Zealand, banned this film. It was released in the US in 1977, but there too it was dragged into legal troubles under obscenity and anti-social content.
what critiques said about this movie?
The opinions of the audience and critics were divided about this film. Some considered it an ‘art film’ depicting the dark side of power and politics, while many called it a cruel and inhuman experience.
Vincent Canby of the New York Times criticized this film and said that watching it was a soul-crushing experience. Critics like Roger Ebert never even saw it.
Salo: And The 120 Days Of Sodom film’s director was killed in car accident, brutally brokes all bones.
This entire film was made even more mysterious by the brutal murder of its director Pasolini. Pasolini was brutally murdered in November 1975, just a few weeks before the film’s release. His body was run over by a car, his bones were broken and the postmortem report confirmed that even his genitals were crushed.
Sometimes gangsters, sometimes financial rivalry and sometimes political reasons are cited behind the murder, but even today the case remains unsolved.
In today’s era, ‘Salo: And The 120 Days Of Sodom’ is considered a ‘cult classic’. It has a rating of 5.8 on IMDb and a score of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, but despite this, the film is still banned in many countries.
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