The Decameron
Ribaldry! Rakes and libertines. Raised skirts and lowered lashes. A blush on every cheek. Pasolini. Filming The Decameron. Bringing life to art...and art to life.
6.9 / 10
111 minutes
1971-08-25
German
FR
Actors :
Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanović, Angela Luce, Vincenzo Amato, Giuseppe Zigaina, Maria Gabriella Maione, Vincenzo Cristo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Giorgio Iovine, Salvatore Bilardo, Vincenzo Ferrigno, Guido Alberti, Vittorio Vittori, Gianni Rizzo
Description
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/19/2024, 5:52:46 PM
If you were ever to be in any doubt as to Pier Paolo Pasolini's scepticism of all things religious, then you won't be after this entertainingly surreal interpretation of Giovanni Boccaccio almost heretical 14th century novels. There are nine episodes here that deal with just about everything you would find in a dictionary of sin - fraud, lust, theft, more lust, murder, covetousness and yep - even ...