Fresh
Marvelous.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Decameron
Ribaldry! Rakes and libertines. Raised skirts and lowered lashes. A blush on every cheek. Pasolini. Filming The Decameron. Bringing life to art...and art to life.
1971 · 1h 51m · R
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Pier Paolo Pasolini Director
- Franco Citti as Ciappelletto
- Ninetto Davoli as Andreuccio of Perugia
- Jovan Jovanović as Rustico
- Vincenzo Amato as Masetto of Lamporecchio
- Angela Luce as Peronella
- Giuseppe Zigaina as Monk
- Maria Gabriella Maione as Una Madonna
- Vincenzo Cristo Cast
- Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Working with an Italian classic, he seems less inclined to transform his material, though what emerges is entertaining, if only in a mild way.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The sight of the endless assembly of seemingly toothless proles Pasolini picked up as extras can be a bit intimidating.
Time Out
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