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Pigsty

1969 · 99 min

A cold, unsettling allegory that feels like a slow nightmare, demanding patience as it confronts you with disturbing images and ideas.

Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello
Tagline
I killed my father, I ate human flesh, and I quiver with joy.
Overview
Two dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn to pieces by some wild beasts. In the second story, Julian, the young son of a post-war German industrialist, is on the way to lie down with his farm's pigs, because he doesn't like human relationships.

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Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • family
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity9
Emotional weight8

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Details

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Starring
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Languages
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