Movie Description 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.
| Credits | | Producer: | Franco Rossellini | | Cast: | Guiseppe Zigaina, Jovan Jovanovic, Ninetto Davoli, Vincenzo Amato |
| Details | | Edition: | Subtitled English |
Notes 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.
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