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Claudio Troccoli is a Sardinian who, at 17, starred as one of the 4 collaborators in Salò, or 120 Days of Sodom (1975) after being included as an extra in a string of the director of Salò, Pier Paolo Pasolini's films. However, Troccoli almost didn't receive this role because it first went to Ninetto Davoli, though this initial choice in casting caused filmmaker Pasolini more suffering tha
Information under this paragraph is under construction. Take everything noted below with discretion, as it may be inaccurate after contact by possibly one of Troccoli's family members. - c1n4m0ng1rl, owner, creator, and writer of this page
Claudio Troccoli is a Sardinian who, at 17, starred as one of the 4 collaborators in Salò, or 120 Days of Sodom (1975) after being included as an extra in a string of the director of Salò, Pier Paolo Pasolini's films. However, Troccoli almost didn't receive this role because it first went to Ninetto Davoli, though this initial choice in casting caused filmmaker Pasolini more suffering than fortune. Not only were his parents active on set, but his 11-year-old younger sister Anna also starred in Salò as the first female victim who attempted to escape, and subsequently had her throat slit.
What is worth noting on account of Troccoli's life is that Pasolini never had opposition finding an actor to fill in the once completed slot Davoli occupied. Born near the Sardinian village of Chia around 1956/1957, Claudio met Pasolini around 1970, when his maternal great-uncle Augusto sold Pasolini a tower. For the following few years, Claudio's father, Giuseppe, a peasant gardener, took the tower under his wing when Pasolini wasn't there. Due to the fact the tower couldn't power a television, Pasolini often sought to the Troccoli estate, where he became attached to the Troccoli family, often staying alone for dinner or bring the company of Ninetto.
For the few years Pier knew his now affectionately called 'Troccoletto', also known as 'Troccoletto chiano', after a Football tournament concluded on television the pair walked around Chia, usually being accompanied by a 'bagascio' when back, something Claudio's Father disapproved of. Once, Pasolini and Italian photographer Dino Pedriali took Claudio out to dinner, as Pasolini had to stay in his Chia tower for a short while. He was adamant that if Claudio found out Pasolini didn't say hi to him whilst he was there, "there would be a mess". Claudio's only conversation between the pair was about a cross country motorcycle which Pasolini confessed to Troccoli that he was wrong to give it to the boy, further explaining "you'll hurt yourself, I told you over and over to go slowly and you never listen. You make me worried all the time".
He starred in several of Pasolini's final films, (most of which were in his instalment 'the Trilogy of Life') as an extra, earning the family a quarter of their sum of wealth from Pasolini. A few months before the shooting of Salò began, Pasolini and Troccoli were on a train opposite of each other around 1974, where the filmmaker drew Claudio staring out of the window, dubbing it 'Una sera a China'. For his accomplishments in that film itself, the then 17-year-old Claudio earned about 250 lira a day for his participation in more challenging scenes. When the perishing of Claudio's grandfather was announced, Pasolini organised a crew car to take the family to the funeral, furthermore back to the shooting place. Collectively, Anna, Giuseppe and Claudio housed in a hotel where fellow actors Hélène Surgère and Sonia Saviange were also staying in.
According to Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Claudio had a close relationship with Pasolini (who hired him for Salò) - and, along with Ezio Manni and Franco Merli - slept in Pasolini's room which spiralled homosexual connotations on set. Quintavalle also stated that 'though Claudio had a calm demeanour', under that exterior he was a tormented young man who was not at ease with himself. However, despite his low self-esteem, Troccoli was said to be an extraordinarily sympathetic and generous boy who carried a true heart of gold.
Now, around 65-7-years-old, Claudio currently serves as a carabiniere, which, in English terms means a member of Italy's paramilitary police force, an employment field the son-in-law of the directors niece helped him get into. Talented and likeable is one of the many lifelong traits Troccoli has sustained, as well as the objects and gifts he received from his championship with Pasolini. Giuseppe, the widower to Claudio and Anna's mother, is a prominent face for those living in Chia, and even in his early 90s, still resides at the very top of the village. In conclusion of the tower, it was put in ownership of Pasolini's niece, who eventually sold it to one of her friends. The current owner is Fabrizio Allegrini, who allows visitors to tour through the tower once every Sunday per month.
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