Virgin Territory (2007)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

David Leland

Writer (WGA):

David Leland (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Young Florentines regale one another in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city. |

Plot Keywords:

Premature Ejaculation | Udder | Skinny Dipping | Pole Dancing | Jealousy

Cast

Ryan Cartwright	...	Ghino
Christopher Egan	...	Dioneo
Craig Parkinson	...	Tindaro
Hayden Christensen	...	Lorenzo
Simone Spinazze	...	Andreuccio
Jay Villiers	...	Bernardo
Diego Guerra	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #1
Ruffo Riccardo	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #2
Tim Roth	...	Gerbino
Mischa Barton	...	Pampinea
Clive Riche	...	Manghino
David Walliams	...	Cart Pusher
Riccardo Merra	...	Dead Man on Cart
Silvia Colloca	...	Sister Lisabetta
Chiara Gensini	...	Sister Caterina

Also Known As:

Angels and Virgins (USA) (working title)
Chasing Temptation (USA) (working title)
Decameron Pie (Italy)
Decameron: Angels & Virgins (USA) (working title)
Guilty Pleasures (USA) (working title)
Il decamerone (Italy) (pre-release title)
Medieval pie - Territoires vierges (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Italy | UK | France | Luxembourg

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Italy:T | Finland:K-13 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2009) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Carthago Films S.a.r.l.

Quotes:

Tindaro: [narrating about Gerbinos sex-life] There isn't much going on under his pants. Funny, I've heard that he's the biggest dick in town...

Movie Connections:

Version of Il Decameron (1971)

Soundtrack:

For Lovers

nice, mild, comic treatment on the Decammeron

This nice, mild version the extremely bawdy Decammeron Nights, was so lightly thought of, it was released directly to DVD in the US.

The only reason for the R rating is the a few of the ladies busts are shown,& some suggestive dialogue as same ladies are milking a cow over the clothed body of our hero. What this movie really needed (since the guys are so handsome),was at least a suggestion of some male sex (which was in the original stories). There also should have been at least one whipping or torture scene, or suggestion of. THe above ladies were supposed to be nuns, to me they were not.

Hayden Christensen (Star Wars 2 & 3) is not bad as our stalwart young hero. Mischa Barton is delightful as our pure heroine. Matthew Rhys as a Russian suitor is a comic find,( his character has a very long hard to pronounce name) He rattles this name & his lineage a few times & never misses a beat.

In fact the entire cast is a delight,The script & direction was by David Leland and is good. The settings are beautiful. This is not a great film or even a good adaptation,it is just an enjoyable pleasant,not bawdy enough treatment.

Ratings: *** (out of 4) 83 points (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)