Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (film)

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Date: 1985 - 1995 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Film Video [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


Artist: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Confronting Bodies: Cincinnati police

Dates of Action: June of 1994

Location: Cincinnati Ohio

Description of Artwork: Pier Paolo Pasonlini's 1975 movie Salo is a brutal depiction of fascism. It resets de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom in Mussolini's Italy and depicts fascists brutalizing teenagers. It is a difficult film to watch, but an important one.

The Incident: An undercover policeman rented the video from the Pink Pyramid, a gay/lesbian bookstore, and charged the store with pandering obscenity.

Results of Incident: The case is still before the courts.

Source: Robert B. Chatelle (Cambridge, MA) from News accounts, bookstore manager, bookstore lawyer. [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]