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6.8A 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.
Cast
- Franco Citti as Ciappelletto
- Ninetto Davoli as Andreuccio of Perugia
- Jovan Jovanović as Rustico (scenes deleted)
- Angela Luce as Peronella
- Vincenzo Amato as Masetto of Lamporecchio
- Giuseppe Zigaina as Monk
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nun
- sexuality
- eroticism
- anthology
- church
- erotic movie
- 14th century
- farce
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
13,370 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Written by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Based on
- The Decameron , by Giovanni Boccaccio
- Produced by
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Starring
- Franco Citti Ninetto Davoli Vincenzo Amato Angela Luce Giuseppe Zigaina Pier Paolo Pasolini Silvana Mangano
- Cinematography
- Tonino Delli Colli
- Edited by
- Nino Baragli Tatiana Casini Morigi
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production company
- Produzioni Europee Associate Les Productions Artistes Associés Artemis Films
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release dates
- 29 June 1971 ( 1971-06-29 ) ( Berlin ) 25 August 1971 ( 1971-08-25 ) (Italy) 29 October 1971 ( 1971-10-29 ) (France)
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Countries
- Italy France West Germany
- Languages
- Italian Neapolitan German Latin
- Box office
- 11,167,557 admissions (Italy)
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 711651
- Image
- Dekameron 5.jpg
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- Commons category
- Decameron (film)
- title
- Il Decameron
- review score
- 79%
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The Decameron (Italian: Il Decameron) is a 1971 anthology erotic comedy film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the 14th-century collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio. It is the first film of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, the others being The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights. Each film was an adaptation of a different piece of classical literature focusing on ribald and often irreligious themes. The tales contain abundant nudity, sex, slapstick and scatological humour.
Pasolini's intention was not to faithfully recreate the world of Boccaccio's characters but to criticise the contemporary world through metaphorical use of the themes present in the stories. Stories are often changed to southern Italy and heavy use of the Neapolitan dialect is used to signify the mistreatment and economic exploitation of the poorer region by the richer northern parts of Italy.