Ancient Arabia. A youth is chosen by a beautiful slave girl to be her new master; she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories; love, travel and the whims of destiny.
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| Ninetto Davoli | ... | Aziz | |
| Franco Citti | ... | The Demon | |
| Franco Merli | ... | Nur Ed Din | |
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Tessa Bouché | ... | Aziza |
| Ines Pellegrini | ... | Zumurrud | |
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Margareth Clémenti | ... | Aziz's mother (as Margaret Clementi) |
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Claudia Rocchi | ... | Budur (as Luigina Rocchi) |
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Alberto Argentino | ... | Prince Shahzmah |
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Francesco Paolo Governale | ... | Prince Tagi |
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Salvatore Sapienza | ... | Prince Yunan |
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Zeudi Biasolo | ... | Zeudi |
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Barbara Grandi | ||
| Elisabetta Genovese | ... | Munis (as Elisabetta Vito Genovese) | |
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Gioacchino Castellini | ||
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Abadit Ghidei | ... | Princess Dunya |
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In this film inspired by the ancient erotic and mysterious tales of Mid-West Asia, the main story concerns an innocent young man who comes to fall in love with a slave who selected him as her master. After his foolish error causes their separation, he travels in search of her. Various other travelers who recount their own tragic and romantic experiences include stories of a young man who becomes enraptured by a mysterious woman on his wedding day, and a man who is determined to free a woman from a demon. Written by scgary66
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This film is the final entry in director Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life", following The Decameron (1971) and The Canterbury Tales (1972). See more »Goofs
When the chimpanzee is writing, it's clearly visible that it's not actually the chimp writing but an actor wearing a glove made to look like the chimp's hand. See more »Crazy Credits
"Truth lies not in one dream, but in many." - Arabian Nights See more »Alternate Versions
The film was cut for UK cinema with heavy edits to all shots of genital nudity, a man firing a phallic shaped arrow at a woman, and a naked man having wine licked from his feet but passed completely intact by the BBFC in 2001. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This was the penultimate film of the great Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini. It also concludes his "Trilogy of Life", based on medieval story collections (the others are "The Decameron" and "The Canterbury Tales"). Like the others in the series, this is a portmanteau film (i.e. the film is not just one story but several).
The film begins with a young man's search for his slave girl lover, who has been abducted. Along the way, several stories from "The Arabian Nights" are told.
The film has a very loose structure. There are stories, within stories, within stories. This can be quite confusing at times. It was filmed in Iran, Yemen and Nepal and the countries look absolutely spectacular. The main flaw of the film is that it does show signs of being hastily cut (Pasolini himself reduced the film by half an hour before general release, and there may have been cuts due to the censors). This often makes the film seem quite disjointed. One of the dominant themes in this film is love and sex, and yes, there is a lot of explicit nudity here.
The film touches on dreams, reality, deception, truth, freedom and slavery. While by no means perfect, there are times when the Pasolini's genius and humanity shines through.