Porcile (Pigpen) (Pigsty) Reviews
Anthony L
Super Reviewer
November 16, 2011
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 necessity/passion/obsession/perversion, does it all come very naturally to us or is evil and perversity man made, if so, is it because we enjoy them so much. A typically dark and grotesque comedy from Pasolini, another sacrifice in the name of art and rebellion. Society owes him a lot more than history lets on I believe.
jimbotender
Super Reviewer
October 4, 2008
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 idea of freedom and anarchy,Pasolini presents us caricatures in unorthodox angles and...carnivorous lusts!
April 3, 2013
Two stories, one set in the past about a young cannibal and another in the present, about a rich young man's hate for human relationships. Pigsty is among Pasolini's most enigmatic films, and also perhaps his most difficult one. Its unhurried pace and detatched storyline makes it pretty difficult to watch, but the film has an underlying dark satire feels pretty inspired.
George M.
March 23, 2013
Good, but not enough. The connection between two narratives is so weak.
June 23, 2012
Two stories unfold regarding loss of humanity and compassion, and I couldn't work out which one I was more bored by.
