Pigsty

I killed my father, I ate human flesh, and I quiver with joy.
Porcile (1969)
1:39 (99 min)
6.7/10
6 322
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7/10
168
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Short description

This drama presents two parallel narratives. One story follows a young cannibal in an undetermined past who is sentenced to be killed by wild animals. The second story focuses on Julian, the son of a wealthy German industrialist, who rejects human relationships and his fiancée in favor of a pathological attraction to pigs.

Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the film is the ninth of 15 features he directed, following Theorem and preceding Medea. The cast includes Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello, Ugo Tognazzi, Anne Wiazemsky, and Margarita Lozano. The movie was a joint production between Italy and France, involving companies such as C.A.P.A.C. and IDI Cinematografica.

Audience and critic reception for the film varies. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 7/10 based on 168 votes. In contrast, film critics provided a lower score of 5.7/10 across 10 reviews.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Marco Ferreri played one of the roles in the film, later becoming a well-known director.

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