The Decameron (1971)
- Original title
- Il Decameron
- Directed by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, medieval film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 358 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Pier Paolo Pasolini adapts several stories from Boccaccio's Decameron, relocating them to southern Italy. The film follows a series of characters through comedic and erotic adventures, mixing slapstick with social commentary about class and exploitation.
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What happens
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. The film was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Decameron 4 (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.