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.
The Decameron
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Written by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Giovanni Boccaccio
Cast
Franco Citti
Ciappelletto
Ninetto Davoli
Andreuccio of Perugia
Jovan Jovanović
Rustico (scenes deleted)
Angela Luce
Peronella
Vincenzo Amato
Masetto of Lamporecchio
Giuseppe Zigaina
Monk
Maria Gabriella Maione
Una Madonna
Vincenzo Cristo
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Allievo di Giotto
Giorgio Iovine
Lizio da Valbona
Salvatore Bilardo
Vincenzo Ferrigno
Giannello
Guido Alberti
Musciatto, Wealthy Merchant
Vittorio Vittori
Don Giovanni
Gianni Rizzo
Father Superior
Patrizia De Clara
Nun
Details
- Released
- August 25, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- IT
- Original title
- Il Decameron
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
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