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Banned, censored and reviled the world over since its release, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s final and most divisive film is presented here in a new 4K restoration (with the extras on a standard Blu-ray disc). The content and imagery of Salò is extreme: it retains the power to shock, repel and distress. But it remains a cinematic milestone: culturally significant, politically vital and visually stunning.
Salò is a film about power, corruption and the degradation of the human body. It is a devastating, angry cry from one of the most controversial auteurs in cinema history.
Special features
- Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Audio Commentary by film critic Kat Ellinger (2019)
- Audio commentary by film historians Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani (2026)
- Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Interview Under the Tree (1975, 6 mins) an interview with the director conducted by Gideon Bachmann
- ‘OSTIA (The Death of Pasolini)’ Coil’s 1986 track with video accompaniment from 2008
- Open Your Eyes! (2008, 21 mins): Pasolini and his actors at work on the set of Salò
- Walking with Pasolini (2008, 22 mins): documentary featuring Neil Bartlett and Noam Chomsky
- Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981, 61 mins): documentary on the life and death of Pasolini
- Salò: Fade to Black (2001, 24 mins): documentary exploring Pasolini’s Salò
- Ostia (1987, 27 mins): features Derek Jarman, and also includes optional audio commentary by Julian Cole
- The End of Salò (2008, 41 mins): documentary looking at the film’s production
- Enfants de Salò (2002, 19 mins): French filmmakers including Gaspar Noé deconstruct Salò
- Original Italian trailer
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Zoë Rose Smith, archive writing by the late Sam Rohdie and Peter Christopherson, a look at the film’s historic censorship in the UK, notes on the special features and credits
Product details
RRP: £29.99/ Cat. no. BFIU0029 / Cert 18
Italy, France / 1975 / colour / 117 mins / Italian and English language, with optional English and English descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // UHD100: 2160p, 24fps, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit) / BD50: 1080p, 24fps, Dolby Digital stereo audio
Where to buy
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