The Decameron
Synopsis
An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's "Decameron": A young man from Perugia is swindled twice in Naples, 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 happen= s after death. Pasolini is up to his old tricks satirizing the Church, and throwing in liberal doses of life and love.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Les Artistes Associés
- Foreign production companies : Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA), Artemis Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Carlotta Films
- French distribution : Les Artistes Associés
Full credits (8)
- Director of Photography : Tonino Delli Colli
- Music Composer : Ennio Morricone
- Assistant Director : Sergio Citti
- Editors : Nino Baragli, Tatiana Casini Morigi
- Foreign producers : Alberto Grimaldi, Franco Rossellini
- Author of original work : Giovanni Boccaccio
- Co-producer : Léon Zuratas
- Production Designer : Dante Ferretti
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Anthology film, Literary adaptation
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : Italy, Germany, France
- Original French-language productions : No
