Tag: Sadism

  • MARTHA

    MARTHA

    “Martha” is a 1974 made-for-television film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It stars Margit Carstensen as Martha Heyer, Karlheinz Böhm as Helmut Salomon, Gisela Fackeldey as Martha’s mother, and Adrian Hoven as Martha’s father. Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a prominent figure in the New German Cinema, known for his films such as “The…

  • SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (NSFW)

    SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (NSFW)

    ‘Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,’ is a 1975 controversial and highly provocative film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Based loosely on the infamous novel “The 120 Days of Sodom” by the Marquis de Sade, the film is a brutal allegory about power, sadism, and the dehumanizing effects of totalitarianism. Set in Fascist Italy…