# Pigsty (1969)

> A radical Pasolinian diptych turns cannibalism and a bourgeois heir’s intimacy with pigs into a savage allegory of social conformity and revolt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32634

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast: Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello, Ugo Tognazzi, Anne Wiazemsky, Margarita Lozano, Marco Ferreri, Franco Citti
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064828/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, provocative, absurdist, arthouse film night, political cinema viewing

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