The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Mysterious and liberating, this is an exquisitely dreamlike and adult interpretation of the original folk tales.

Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

Giugno 1975. Dal set del suo ultimo film "Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma", Pier paolo Pasolini, persona apparentemente pacata, rilascia un'intervista che si trasforma in un attacco alla società. Questo accade nel periodo in cui la sua opera suscitava massimo scalpore. Pochi mesi dopo Pasolini morì tragicamente assasinato a Ostia. Bertolucci ha montato l'intervista assieme ad una serie di foto ed è nato così il documentario "Pasolini prossimo nostro"