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The Decameron

R
Movie
1971
1h 51m
Italian
History, Drama, Comedy
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, 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 happens after death.
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6.9
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The Decameron (1971) on IMDb
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74

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Directed By: Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Obione_TdG says...
2 years ago
A bit like in the director's other The Gospel according to Matthew, if you read any reviews of this film you already know most if not all of it. Compared to the other however, Pasolini perhaps put a bit more of his political stance in it, with some sporadic interesting image shown throughout the film. A real pity he decided not to use the background story.
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Il Decameron.
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OldMumpsimus says...
4 years ago
Fascism is much closer to medievalism than one would think. In some ways, more painful than Salò.
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CinemaSerf
5 months ago
If you were ever to be in any doubt as to Pier Paolo Pasolini's scepticism of all things religious, then you won't be after this entertainingly surreal interpretation of Giovanni Boccaccio almost heretical 14th century novels. There are nine episodes here that deal with just about everything you wou More
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