The Decameron
Il Decameron
1971, Film, 111 min, Comedy, Drama, History, Italian, Italy, MoviePedia score 68
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.
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
Cast
- Franco Citti as Ciappelletto
- Ninetto Davoli as Andreuccio of Perugia
- Jovan Jovanovic as Rustico
- Vincenzo Amato as Masetto of Lamporecchio
- Angela Luce as Peronella
- Giuseppe Zigaina as Monk
- Maria Gabriella Maione as Una madonna
- Vincenzo Cristo
- Pier Paolo Pasolini as Allievo di Giotto
- Giorgio Iovine as Lizio da Valbona
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