"At the beginning of the film at which Ferrara and company arrived with wine and cheese, given its length there were 15 people in the audience. Once the credits rolled, there were eight. I was standing with like six people, Ferrara says now. And you know, two or three of those people I still see. When it comes to Salo, it seems that you never forget your first time."
"In a documentary about the making of the film, Helene Surgere (who played storyteller Signora Vaccari) described the mood of the shoot as jovial and immature, the cast full of teenagers who would make jokes during some of the film's most brutal sequences. At the centre of it all was Pasolini himself, who wouldn't rehearse the actors, and would only tell them what would happen a few minutes before calling action."
Abel Ferrara attended the American premiere of Salo, arriving with wine and cheese, and watched the audience dwindle from 15 at the start to eight by the end. Ferrara recalls standing with about six people, some of whom he still sees. Salo reached its 50th anniversary in 2025 and is known for an unrelenting cavalcade of cruelty and violence that leaves a stark impact. Film-maker Catherine Breillat initially disliked Salo and regretted seeing it, arguing that one must be ready to see the film. Production in early 1975 reportedly felt jovial, with teenagers joking during brutal scenes, and Pasolini rarely rehearsed actors, briefing them minutes before action.
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