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First, eight ribald tales from Boccaccio's medieval literary classic are brought to the screen by Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini for "The Decameron" (1971), the first entry in his "Trilogy of Life." The highlight: a man who poses as a deaf-mute in order to win the favors of a convent filled with sex-hungry nuns. Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli star. Next, the bawdy humor your English Lit teacher played down is brought back in full force in Pasolini's "The Canterbury Tales" (1972), a quartet of stories centered on religious hypocrisy and sexual misadventures. Pasolini himself appears as author Geoffrey Chaucer; with Josephine Chaplin, Hugh Griffith. Finally, "Arabian Nights" (1974) is an erotic, exotic series of vignettes about an Arabian prince's search for his lost love─a slave girl─and the stories his party tells to pass the time. Sumptuous sets and Pasolini's trademark unbridled sensuality highlight this unique film. Davoli, Citti, and Tessa Bouché star. 5 3/4 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Italian PCM mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; featurettes; documentaries "Paolini and the Form of the City" (1974), "Via Pasolini" (2005); deleted scenes; booklet. In Italian with English subtitles. Four-disc set.
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Pier Paolo PasoliniHugh Griffith
Franco Citti
Ninetto Davoli
Franco Merli
Laura Betti
Ines Pellegrini
Angela Luce
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Francesco Paolo Governale
Silvana Mangano
Josephine Chaplin
John Francis Lane
Patrizia Capparelli
Tessa Bouche
Alberto Argentino
Jovan Jovanovic
Alan Webb
Gianni Rizzo
Salvatore Sapenza
J P Van Dyne
Margareth Clementi
Vernon Dobtcheff
Luigina Rocchi
Zeudi Biasiolo
Adrian Strett
Barbara Grandi
Derek Deadman
Nicholas Smith
Elisabetta Vito Genovese
Gioacchino Castellina
George Datch
Dan Thomas
Castellina Ghidel
Christian Alegny
Michael Balfour
Jenny Runacre
Salvatore Verdetti
Jocelyne Muchenback
Peter Cain
Luici Antonio Guerra
Jeanne Gauffin Matthieu
Francelise Noel
Franca Sciutto
Fessazion Gherantiel
Gian Idris
Ali Abdullah
Directors: | Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasoli, Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Studio: | Criterion Collection |
Number of Discs: | 4 |
Release Date: | 11/13/2012 |
Item #: | 421039X |
UPC #: | 715515100311 |
SKU #: | D84770 |
Product Type: | DVD |
Street Date: | 11/13/2012 |