The Decameron poster

The Decameron( 1971)

TV-MAHistoryDramaComedy
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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.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Franco Citti

      Ciappelletto

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      Ninetto Davoli

      Andreuccio of Perugia

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      Jovan Jovanović

      Rustico (scenes deleted)

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      Angela Luce

      Peronella

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      Vincenzo Amato

      Masetto of Lamporecchio

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      Giuseppe Zigaina

      Monk

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      Maria Gabriella Maione

      Una Madonna

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      Vincenzo Cristo

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      Pier Paolo Pasolini

      Allievo di Giotto

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      Giorgio Iovine

      Lizio da Valbona

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      Salvatore Bilardo

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      Vincenzo Ferrigno

      Giannello

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      Guido Alberti

      Musciatto, Wealthy Merchant

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      Vittorio Vittori

      Don Giovanni

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      Gianni Rizzo

      Father Superior

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      Patrizia De Clara

      Nun

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      Monique van Vooren

      Queen of Skulls

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      Enzo Spitaleri

      Monk

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      Luciano Telli

      Monk

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      Elisabetta Genovese

      Caterina (uncredited)

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      Luigi Seraponte

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      Antonio Diddio

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      Mirella Catanesi

      Gemmata

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      Vincenzo De Luca

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      Erminio Nazzaro

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      Giovanni Filidoro

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      Lino Crispo

      Don Gianni

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      Alfredo Sivoli

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      Silvana Mangano

      The Madonna (uncredited)

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      Giacomo Rizzo

      Padre Superiore

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      E. Jannotta Carrino

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      Annie Marguerite Latroye

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      Gerhard Exel

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      Wolfgang Hillinger

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      Giani Esposito

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      Franco Marletta

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      Vittorio Fanfoni

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      Adriana Donnorso

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      E. Maria de Juliis

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      Guido Mannari

      Compagno di Giotto

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      Michele Di Matteo

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      Giovanni Scagliola

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      Giovanni Davoli

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      Detlef Uhle

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      Patrizia Capparelli

      Alibech (scenes deleted)

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      Lucio Amatelli

      (uncredited)

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      Giuseppe Arrigio

      Lorenzo (uncredited)

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      Giuliano Fratello

      (uncredited)

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      Francesco Gavazzi

      Riccardo (uncredited)

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      Carmelo Reale

      Man Robbed by Ciappelletto (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 19 2024
    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 would find in a dictionary of sin - fraud, lust, theft, more lust, murder, covetousness and yep - even more lust. A couple of the segments stood out for me. There's a deaf mute who manages to convince a convent of nuns that he an unique solution to many of their problems - and boy, are they keen. Then t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • nun
    • sexuality
    • anthology
    • church
    • 14th century