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 | The Decameron (1970) Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini Actors: Franco Citti , Ninetto Davoli , Silvana Mangano , M. Gabriella Frankel , Gerhard Exel , Wolfgang Hillinger , Vincenzo Amato , Jovan Jovanovic , Guiseppe Zigaina |
The Decameron: Pasolini wrote, directed and stars in this richly textured epic based on eight tales by 14th-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio. Pasolini weaves the stories together into a bawdy tapestry of a medieval Italy populated by artists, priests and magicians. Appearing in the role of the great pre-Renaissance painter Giotto, Pasolini guides the viewer through a cinematic landscape ripe with sensuality and irreverent humor.. First in Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life," which also includes THE ARABIAN NIGHTS and THE CANTERBURY TALES. Originally rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America. Color by Technicolor. The first installment in Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life" series. "The Decameron" was rated "X" by the MPAA in 1971 and re-rated (with no editing required) to an "R" in 1991. Screened at the Berlin Film Festival on June 28, 1971. Pasolini wrote, directed and stars in this richly textured epic based on eight tales by 14th-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio. Pasolini weaves the stories together into a bawdy tapestry of a medieval Italy populated by artists, priests and magicians. Appearing in the role of the great pre-Renaissance painter Giotto, Pasolini guides the viewer through a cinematic landscape ripe with sensuality and irreverent humor. | |
| The Decameron Topics: Italian, Medieval, Short Stories, Racy, Infidelity, Magic | |
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