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Salo AKA Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom AKA Salo o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Blu-ray) (1975)
The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker's transposition of the Marquis de Sade's eighteenth-century opus of torture and degradation to 1944 Fascist Italy.Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Salo: Yesterday and Today" 2008 documentary (33:17)
"Salò: Fade to Black" 2001 documentary (23:23)
"The End of Salò" 2008 documentary (39:47)
2008 interview with Production Designer Dante Ferretti (11:28)
2008 interview with Filmmaker/Film Scholar Jean-Pierre Gorin (27:06)
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 1.0
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:2K restoration transfer from a 35mm interpositive.
Includes an 80-page liner notes 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. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" 2008 short film with music by Coil (6:54)
Trailer (4:09)
DISC TWO (DVD)
"Open Your Eyes!" 2008 featurette (21:13)
"Walking With Pasolini" 2008 documentary (21:13)
"Salò: Fade to Black" 2001 documentary (23:36)
"Ostia: A Film by Julian Cole" 1987 short film (with optional 2008 audio commentary by director Julian Cole) (25:40)
"Whoever Says the Truth Will Die: A Film About Pier Paolo Pasolini by Philo Bregstein" 1981 documentary (58:16) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras on Disc One are in HD.
Includes both English and Italian opening credit sequences which plays separately before the film depending which version is selected.
The DVD is PAL format, Region 4. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
German Theatrical Trailer (2:28)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:59)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* The Film
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Salò, or This is Not Censorship" 2005 documentary (101:24)
"The Gentle Radical: Pier Paolo Pasolini" 2005 documentary (35:25) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The documentaries are in Italian with German subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" 2008 short film with music by Coil (6:54)
Theatrical Trailer (4:09)
DISC TWO (DVD)
"Open Your Eyes" 2008 featurette (21:13)
"Walking with Pasolini" 2008 documentary (21:13)
"Salò: Fade to Black" 2001 documentary (23:26)
"Ostia: A Film by Julian Cole" 1987 short film (with optional 2008 audio commentary by director Julian Cole) (25:40)
"Whoever Says the Truth Will Die: A Film About Pier Paolo Pasolini by Philo Bregstein" 1981 documentary (58:16) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
English LPCM 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet with a newly commissioned essay by Sam Rohdie, Sight & Sound article by Gideon Bachmann, 1979 review of the film by Gilbert Adair, James Ferman letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions, credits, Pasolini biography.
Disc 2 is a standard definition DVD and is region 2 encoded.
Also available in a 3-disc Dual Format Edition which also includes a DVD copy of the main disc.
The Blu-ray and bonus DVD are also part of the 6 film 7 disc "Pasolini Six Films 1968 - 1975" which includes "Theorem", "Medea", "The Decameron", "Canterbury Tales", "Arabian Nights", and "Salo". -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film: Original Italian Version (116:39)
* The Film: Original English Version (116:39)
Original Italian Trailer (4:09)
"Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" 2008 short film with music by Coil (6:54)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film: Original Italian Version (111:55)
* The Film: Original English Version (111:53)
Original Italian Trailer (3:59)
"Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" 2008 short film with music by Coil (6:38)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Open Your Eyes!" 2008 featurette (21:13)
"Walking with Pasolini" 2008 documentary (21:13)
"Salò: Fade to Black" 2001 documentary (23:26)
"Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die: A Film About Pier Paolo Pasolini by Philo Bregstein" 1981 documentary (58:16)
"Ostia: A Film by Julian Cole" 1987 short film with optional commentary by Julian Cole (25:40) -
Subtitles:English (Italian version), English HoH (English version)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 (48kHz)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5035673011140
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page liner notes booklet "Salò: An Introduction" by Sam Rohdie, "Salò o le Centroventi Giornate di Sodoma" reviewed by Gilbert Adair in 1979, "Salò Censored" reviewed by Gilbert Adair in 1979 and "Letter from the BBFC to the Director of Public Procecutions in 1979" by James Ferman and Thomas Hetherington. Also contains information on the cast and crew, "Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" by Peter Christopherson, "Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975)" by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, notes on the transfer, disc credits and acknowledgements.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger (2019)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (4:07)
DISC TWO
"The End of Salò" 2008 featurette (41:32)
"Ostia: The Death of Pasolini" 2008 short film with music by Coil (6:53)
"Open Your Eyes!" 2008 featurette (21:24)
"Walking with Pasolini" 2008 documentary (22:06)
"Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die: A Film About Pier Paolo Pasolini by Philo Bregstein" 1981 documentary (60:41)
"Salò: Fade to Black" 2001 documentary (24:26)
"Ostia: A Film by Julian Cole" 1987 short film (with optional 2008 audio commentary by director Julian Cole) (26:46)
"Enfants de Salò" 2009 featurette (19:15) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K restoration transfer from a 35mm interpositive.
Included with the first pressing only is a booklet with introduction by Sam Rohdie, reviews, BBFC correspondence exploring the film's troubled history, stills and on-set photographs -
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OVERALL: Draw
Criterion, BFI 2019, and Austrian edition all have exclusive extras.
Please see this page on the CriterIon website for a detailed discussion of the additional scene on the UK BFI and Australian Shock editions.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (116:43)
- Blu-ray B Australia- Shock - No cuts - Includes an additional 17-second sequence where one of the masters quotes a poem by Gottfried Benn (116:38)
- Blu-ray B Austria- Euro Video - No cuts (116:43)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Includes an additional 17-second sequence where one of the masters quotes a poem by Gottfried Benn (116:38)
- Blu-ray B 3-Disc Dual Format Edition United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - The film can be viewed in either the original Italian or English versions (116:39)
- Blu-ray B Re-release United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Includes an additional 17-second sequence where one of the masters quotes a poem by Gottfried Benn (116:58)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 23/10/08
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 26/09/19UPDATE LOG:
13/04/15 : Additions of the US, Australia, Austria editions, updated UK runtimes, added ASIN, note on the 3-disc, added DVDBeaver and Capsaholic links, information on the additional scene.
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26/09/19 : Added BFI 2019 edition.
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