Thirteen years after World War II, concentration camp survivor Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) and her tormentor Max (Sir Dir
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(July 23, 2019 01:56 AM)
I had a weak stomach when I was a kid. I remember some cartoon with a bee biting some fool's ear even made me queasy. But I got over it. I still find gore to be disgusting though and would rather not see it.
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ToastedCheese — 5 years ago(March 22, 2021 01:21 AM)
I saw this in the early 90's at a suburban flea pit cinema after an almost 2 decade banning in Oz. The session was packed, due to all the hype of it.
I found it to be shocking in several parts, but also a pretentious bore too. I think Pasolini made it for his own amusement and sexual kicks. I have seen it a few times since, but the last viewing made me decide it is one of the sickest films I have ever seen and will never venture into it again.
Man Behind The Sun - 88'
is another one. Graphic scenes of cruel torture.
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(March 22, 2021 04:32 AM)
Dude, I could not stand watching children be tortured. It creeped me out. I didn't see it as dark humor at all. It was a great film because it made a bold point against fascism.
The director's point was too make it hideous and dire. And he succeeded. Where did you see humor in it?
I know a lot of people make light of it now. But as you said, Pasolini was killed for it. It was that important.
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geewizzz — 5 years ago(March 22, 2021 04:56 AM)
Pasolini's previous films had dark humor in them, such as
The Decameron
and
Canterbury Tales
I don't mean torturing is humorous…he's poking fun at the elite and the ridiculousness of it all
The 1981 documentary on Pasolini,
Whoever Says The Truth Shall Die
is worth a view, if you haven't seen it.
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Platonic_Caveman — 4 years ago(July 10, 2021 09:19 PM)
Because I knew it was an important film and I would be left with an indelible experience. Not everything worthwhile is pleasant.
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Platonic_Caveman — 4 years ago(July 10, 2021 09:21 PM)
I found it repulsive. But it was too horrific to be dull. Lets just say I didn't walk out of the film with a feeling of ennui. I was shaken.
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lukejbarnett — 4 years ago(July 11, 2021 02:33 AM)
wasn't the worst part of the film, the hardest part to take mentally and emotionally, not the mean things that were done to the children, but the callous, blase, inhumane way the torturers did the torturous things to the children?
like it was no big deal and them acting all inhumanly cruel and detached from what they did? like in the part when they read from a book right after doing a horrible thing to one of the kids?
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Platonic_Caveman — 4 years ago(July 11, 2021 02:52 AM)
This quote from "Salo" from The Duke:
We Fascists are the only true anarchists
He's saying true freedom comes from throwing away all compassion and humanity. And perhaps he's right. So all the torture on innocent children was an exercise in philosophy. That's what makes me feel dead in the core of my soul. That's why I hate but love this film.
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ToastedCheese — 5 years ago(March 21, 2021 07:03 AM)
Never seen this, but I recall seeing it advertised as a kid. It always looked fascinating.
I have seen
Salon Kitty
in the early 80's when it was unbanned when I was a teen. It was rated R20 then in NZ. How I got in I would never know.
It was pretentious and slow and the only thing that got me through it was my lust for Helmut Berger.
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