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Porcile (Pigpen) (Pigsty) (1969)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
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Julian (Jean-Pierre Leaud) is the son of German industrialist Klotz (Alberto Lionello) who seeks to go into business with the former Nazi Herdhitze (Ugo Tognazzi). Herdhitze had spent most of World War II collecting human skulls for experiments with brain matter. As a protest, Julian refuses to marry his fianc� from a pre-arranged marriage, and he becomes romantically involved with pigs. Part two finds a man driven to cannibalism by hunger while wandering Mount Etna. He scavenges the

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Pier Paolo Pasolini

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

Water Bearer Films Inc.

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Cast

Pierre Cl�menti
Cannibal
Jean-Pierre L�aud
Julian
Alberto Lionello
Klotz
Ugo Tognazzi
Herdhitze
Anne Wiazemsky
Ida
Margarita Lozano
Mrs. Klotz
Marco Ferreri
Hans
Franco Citti
2nd Cannibal
Ninetto Davoli
Maracchione

Critic Reviews for Porcile (Pigpen) (Pigsty)

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This isn't one of Pasolini's greatest films, though it's possibly the one that today best shows the warp and woof of its period.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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Pasolini's freak-out is rigorously controlled, his political vaudeville is unsurpassable

March 15, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Not only an exquisitely revolting satire, it is also Pasolini's most fascinating piece of cinema.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

Slipshod, disconnected, uninvolving, and utterly boring.

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Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

One of Pasolini's most enigmatic films.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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With Pigsty, Pasolini again exaggerates the Imagery/dialogue/performances, merges the contrast between the rich and the poor and shows us dark sides of humanity with a very knowing undertone of anti establishment, or at least, of Italian politics/Religious ideals of the time. Do we do wrong out of

November 16, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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2 allegorical stories make this a demi comedy by that legendary scholar/poet/post-modern inquisitor.Cannibalism,a series of totalitarian fragments,the director Marco Ferreri and cult avant-garde figure Anne Wiazemsky in guest roles,why...it's a nutcase!It's more than a superficial story however,faithful to a leftist

October 4, 2008