Il Decameron (1971)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Writers:

Giovanni Boccaccio (novel)
Pier Paolo Pasolini (writer)

Release Date:

1971 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's "Decameron": A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends...

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Church | Convent | Nun | Painter

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Franco Citti	...	Ciappelletto
Ninetto Davoli	...	Andreuccio of Perugia
Jovan Jovanovic	...	Rustico (scenes deleted)
Vincenzo Amato	...	Masetto of Lamporecchio
Angela Luce	...	Peronella
Giuseppe Zigaina	...	Monk
Gabriella Frankel
Vincenzo Cristo
Pier Paolo Pasolini	...	Allievo di Giotto (as P.P. Pasolini)
Giorgio Iovine
Salvatore Bilardo
Vincenzo Ferrigno	...	Giannello
Luigi Seraponte
Antonio Diddio
Mirella Catanesi

Also Known As:

Decameron (West Germany)
Decamerone (West Germany)
Le Décaméron (France)
The Decameron (USA)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM18 | Spain:18 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 (video rating) (1988) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating) (1991) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | USA:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Amalfi, Salerno, Campania, Italy

Company:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Trivia:

The first film in Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life", continuing with I racconti di Canterbury (1972) and concluding with Il fiore delle mille e una notte (1974).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wie de Waarheid Zegt Moet Dood (1981)

This was fresh and enjoyable!

I haven't yet seen too many Pasolini films / I intend to do so though... I suppose many combine him with the disgusting Salo (100 days in Sodoma) but thats not the case here.

In Decameron is actually several shorts, 9 or so, a series of funny tales in medieval Italy with similar touch and atmosphere. The humour is great, we had various laughs in almost every single bit. Some of the humour might of course offend hardcore Christians, but this is by no means a minus in my book. Pasolini's assault to this eras ethics is truly a delight! And even if this dates back to 1971, the stories remain fresh and provocative as is, and this is the height of Pasolini's vision.

Many indicated this as erotic. Sure, there is much of full frontal male and female nudity, some of which quite stimulating, which might be too much for some. But this ain't no erotic film. There are stories which have not erotic element in - and there are nude scenes which function as laugh scenes. Overall, this is a multi-layered short-stories film. I RECOMMEND THIS TO ALL FANS OF COMEDY & European FILMS.