Porcile

“I killed my father. I ate human flesh. I quiver with joy.” Provocateur Pier Paolo Pasolini is at his most incendiary in this double-edged allegory on fascism, consumerism, and resistance. In one story, a defiant man (Pierre Clémenti) perpetrates increasingly barbaric acts while wandering a mythic, volcanic landscape. In the other, the scion (Jean-Pierre Léaud) of a wealthy, ex-Nazi industrial family conceals a shocking proclivity. Taken together, these stories of transgression form a scathing commentary on postwar European moral rot and the meaning of rebellion in the face of a corrupt world.

Film Info

  • Italy, France
  • 1969
  • 98 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • Italian

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Porcile
Cast
Pierre Clémenti
Young cannibal
Franco Citti
Second cannibal
Ninetto Davoli
Maracchione
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Julian Klotz
Anne Wiazemsky
Ida
Alberto Lionello
Signore Klotz
Margarita Lozano
Madame Klotz
Ugo Tognazzi
Herdhitze
Marco Ferreri
Hans Günther
Credits
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Produced by
Gian Vittorio Baldi
Associate producer
Gianni Barcelloni
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited by
Nino Baragli
Costume design
Danilo Donati
Music
Benedetto Ghiglia
Sound
Alberto Salvatori

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