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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0759259140332
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Manufacturer: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 14, 2003
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 111317
Studio: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Theatrical Release Date: 1969
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Porcile, (Pigsty) the story of a cannibal in a medieval wasteland is interwoven with that of the son of an ex-Nazi industrialist in modern day Germany. The young German, who is more attracted to pigs than his fiancee, and the cannibal become sacrificial victims of their different societies. This strange, grotesque and thought provoking parable is filmed with such a calm beauty and underlying disgust that it gains a deep significance as an attack on the middle classes of the 20th century.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - "I killed my father, I ate human flesh, and I tremble with joy."
Since Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom has been released (or specifically, reissued), I thought "you know, Pasolini has made a lot of other films, and I feel like writing about it". Most people (especially in the states) only know Pasolini for Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom, which is a shame, as he was an incredibly prolific filmmaker. This is one of his most polarizing films, a 2nd cousin to Salo, in that people found this film strange, baffling, disgusting (thought not as disgusting as Salo can be ... Read More
Rating: - This Is As It Should Be
I've heard people complain that Water Bearer Films re-editted the sequences, etc. among other things, but this film is as it should be since it's a direct archival copy. I really love the disjointed segues when the reel is being cut and switched. The best result of this technique is when Franco Citti's character is throwing himself on the naked girl and it abruptly cuts to Herr Klotz playing the harp in that beautiful villa. Pure surrealism (and probably dadaism). The cutting back and forth between ... Read More
Rating:  - Great film, terrible DVD
Like most Pasolini films, this is a beautiful film.
Unfortunately, like most of Water Bearer's Pasolini releases, this is by far one of the worst looking and sounding DVDs I have ever seen.
The sound is hissy and scratchy, like a destroyed vinyl record.
The color is weak and pale.
The picture itself is scratchy, dirty and shaky: a thick, distracting layer of crud over the picture surface.
Worst of all, the subtitles are terrible: hard ... Read More
Rating: - Very Poor Quality from Wellspring
I will not comment on the film as others here have covered it sufficiently. I am concerned with the DVD transfer issued by WaterBearer Video. I purchased both Passolini box sets and was very disappointed with the quality of the video. The transfer of Porcile was the worst.
The source print was so covered with dirt that it often appears to be raining in this beautiful film. The DVD contains artifacts from the end of each film reel. I have never seen anything like this in a DVD release.
But ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting mix of themes
If you are looking for a strange film to watch, you cannot go wrong with Porcile, one of Pasolini's most interesting efforts as a film maker. The theme is a twisted look at fascism through two dominant stories - that of a mountain cannibal and his trials - and that of a wealthy beorgois ex-nazi family.
Though this film is a very startling metaphor of humanity and its reasons for downfall (like Salo) it is not the smoothest of Pasolini's films - it certainly lacks the cohesive structure of 'the ... Read More
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