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Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814)  was a French aristocrat, revolutionary and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy. Many of his works were written in prison.The term "sadism"  is derived from his name. ( See Complete Bio Here)

WARNING PG-13 : The Documentary as well as the various videos in this blog are fairly watchable for a Mature and adult Audience however it contains scenes of violence and sexuality which can hurt younger audiences sensitivities.   

Channel 4 Documentary "Masters of Darkness" on The  Marquis de Sade:

Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

Part IV:

Part V:

Part VI:

Examples of Sades Sadism on Film and Fictional Works:

La Fessée:

The Whipping of de Sade:

(Note: Marat/Sade: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss.)

Kate O'Brien Creative does The Marquis De Sade:

Marquis de Sade Justine( with the young Tyranna Power) (1969 ) (Spanking):

Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" Arena Scene  deadly Gladiatorial Games for Pleasure of "civilized" Romans:

Trailer to The Night Porter:

A Shocking Film for it's Time released in 1974, Starring Dirk Bogard and Charlotte Rampling The dark and melancholy story of a former teenage Nazi concentration camp inmate, Lucia, and the S.S. officer who was her torturer/lover, Max ,

 

The Night Portier Starring Dirk Bogard and Charlotte Rampling:

On the Lighter Side:

Monty Python on The Spanish Inquisition:

Mel Brooks as Torcemada in History of the World Part One: The Spanish Inquisition:

Bio:

Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814)  was a French aristocrat, revolutionary and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle. His works include novels, short stories, plays, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously and Sade denied being their author. He is best known for his erotic novels, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting bizarre sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy against the Catholic Church. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law.

Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life; eleven years in Paris (10 of which were spent in the Bastille) a month in Conciergerie, two years in a fortress, a year in Madelonnettes, three years in Bicêtre, a year in Sainte-Pélagie, and 13 years in the Charenton asylum. During the French Revolution he was an elected delegate to the National Convention. Many of his works were written in prison. The term "sadism"  is derived from his name.

More  Here

In Relation to Iran's Past and Present History:

Shah of Iran questioned by CBS Journalist Mike Wallace on the Issue of Torture :

The Shah of Iran's Political Police "SAVAK" HQ seized by Civilians - Feb 79:

An injured arrested General Nassiri director of the SAVAK during his televised Trial ( He was too beaten up to be able to speak or defend himself in a proper trial) is confronted to his alledged victims:

General Rahimi head of the Ground Forces say's as an Officer he has tried his best to avoid bloodshed or Shooting on the Population. He is tried without a lawyer to defend him. Ebrahim Yazdi ( CLUELESS JON STEWART: "Ebrahim Yazdi Such a Lovely Man") questions him:

 

Portrait on British TV of the Hanging Judge Ayatollah Khalkhali responsible for many executions after the Revolution:

An interview of Khalkhali who in his last years became a "reformist", One of his last interviewes before his death from natural causes:

Ahmad Batebi tells CNN's Anderson Cooper, in his 1st U.S. television interview how he was tortured for 8 years in an Iranian prison and how he managed to escape:

Neda, a young girl brutally killed in Iran during protests, is quickly becoming a symbol of rebellion:

Iran's Ahmadinejad on Holocaust:

Kahrizak Torture Iran Tehran (bbc):

Rape in Kharizak:

 

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Signed, sealed & delivered by Fereydoun Hoveyda. (The former diplomat participated in the drafting and voting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) 

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