The Criterion Collection's website states "Provocateur Pier Paolo Pasolini is at his most incendiary in this double-edged allegory on fascism, consumerism, and resistance.

.... these stories of transgression form a scathing commentary on postwar European moral rot and the meaning of rebellion in the face of a corrupt world.

During the capture, Clémenti recites the famous tagline of the film: "I killed my father, I ate human flesh and I quiver with joy."

The man refuses, but is then forced to reconsider due to Herdhitze's revelation, informed of Julian's scandalous dealings with pigs.

While all this is happening, Julian recovers and decides once and for all to have a clear and precise discussion with Ida, revealing his ideas about love, even though he doesn't talk to her about his relationships.

Afterwards, while Ida leaves the villa to marry someone else and while Klotz and Herdhitze are forming a company, Julian heads to the pigsty, allowing himself to be devoured by pigs.