Gideon Bachmann

“I want a formally perfect film”: Pier Paolo Pasolini on the making of Salò

The director of the depraved masterpiece Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, who was murdered shortly before this article was published, spoke to Sight and Sound when we visited the set of the film in Mantua, explaining why being misunderstood was an intrinsic part of the work. From our Winter 1975-6 issue.