Starring: Silvana Mangano, Patrizia Capparelli, Elizabetta Davoli, Franco Citti, Jovan Jovanovic, Ninetto Davoli, Vincenzo Ferrigno, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Angela Luce, Vincenzo Amato

Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini

The first of Pasolini's colourful, entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films based on famous story cycles (to be followed by The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights, The Decameron contains ten stories based on the fourteenth century works of Giovanni Boccaccio.

Capturing the bawdy, earthy spirit of the original, the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave-robbers, with five of the stories linked by an artist, 'Giotto's pupil', played by Pasolini himself.

Italian dialogue with English subtitles.

DVD EXTRAS

Interactive menus, Subtitles (English)

Soundtrack Languages

 Unknown Sound Format: Italian

Technical Details

Certification: 18
Duration: 107 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 Wide Screen / 1:1.66 widescreen
Cat. No: BFIVD507(BFI VIDEO PUBLISHING)
Category: Drama:General
Subtitles: English

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