The first of Pasolini’s colourful, entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films, The Decameron tells ten stories based on fourteenth-century originals. Full of bawdy, earthy spirit, and presented in a high-definition restoration, the film romps through its tales of sex and death – of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave-robbers – with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist, played by Pasolini himself.
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The first of Pasolini's colourful and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films based on famous story circles (to be followed by 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'Arabian Nights') 'The Decameron' contains ten stories based on the fourteenth century works of Giovanni Boccaccio. Capturing the bawdy earthy spirit of the original the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests cuckolded husbands murdered lovers and grave-robbers with five of the stories linked by an artist 'Giotto's pupil' played by Pasolini himself.
The first of Pasolini's colourful entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films The Decameron tells ten stories based on 14th century originals. Full of bawdy earthy spirit and presented in high definition restoration the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests cuckolded husbands murdered lovers and grave robber - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist played by Pasolini himself.
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