Child pornography?

Well, do us all a favor and steer clear of any and all 60's/70's European cinema, because you will end up with seizures. The human body is not filthy or disturbing, and seeing naked kids (obviously you are not a parent) shouldn't upset you or anyone else. So unless you were secretly turned on by it, there is NOTHING that should bother you at all. I'm guessing you're from either America or the Middle East...

There were many scenes that disturbed the audience when I saw it a theatre.
The scene you mentioned, the scene where the two main actors are masturbated in bed(with erections), the killing of the cat, the defecation of the horse & probing of its rectum (nothing covered), the child having sex with the two adults (he pulling up his pants,butt showing), and a few others. I saw the uncut version & know of more than a couple of people that asked for their refund.

While I respect your view, I feel that you're making a bigger deal than you should. Nudity in foreign films, even that of children, is common and is normal. I recall seeing movies on tv with child nudity in it back in the early 70's, and nobody complained that I recall. Remember The CBS Children's Film Festival? They had child nudity, which to a child like myself was merely funny, and still is in some circumstances.

What you should really be concerned with is the realism of the violence, such as an ear being cut off, a cat being killed, and the boy who is murdered. Even the cow's rectum scene bothers me, and I spent time on my grandparent's farm, and am accustomed to the smells of animal feces, but never saw any birthings or any mating, so seeing the arm in the rectum is a bit gross to me.

Were the boys exploited or abused? I doubt it. To me, the comparing scene was normal and was used to set things up for later scenes, such as the Socialist movement, and how different the boys became as men. Olmo is very worldly and very open and into sexual matters. And Alfredo was the innocent. However, after Olmo returned, he was different. If you watched long enough to see the scene with the whore, Alfredo was into it, and Olmo wasn't. Perhaps Olmo is gay, but I'm not sure. But I do think the scenes are necessary to give us some more details of their personalities at that time, and how different they became as adults.

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You will be shocked with the latest films in 2008 to 2014 by Iván Noel then.

Oh well for you.

dear american friends, that was absolutely NOT child pornography! That was a quite delicate scene between two kids discovering their body. Nothing sexual, check the dialog! I saw the movies (2 parts in italian theaters) 40 years ago, great success; maybe "Novecento" is the most famous italian film ever made. Everyone in Italy has watched it.
There were some scenes that disturbed the audience at the time, mainly the two main actors masturbated in bed and even more the killing of the cat (actually a doll). Even the defecation was accepted because at the beginning of '900 that scene was very common in a rural society (even probing of its rectum). I'm pretty sure nobody complained about the kids.
However, you're right: nowadays it would be impossibile to do such scene again. That was easily admitted by director Bertolucci.

I remember having an erection at the tender age of 11!!?? (disgusting I know;-/)

Should I turn myself in? OH! Wait! When I was 15, I kissed a 14 year old girl with my tongue(french/sick kissing?)

Oh dear I'm so sick... I need help.. ..2015 = ..two kids and a wife(2½ years younger than me!?)

What to do, what to do.. I feel so evil;-D