- Year: 1972
- Country: Italy
- Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Starring: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli
Pasolini’s 2nd film in his Trilogy of Life (his first was The Decameron, reviewed here) was disappointing. I feel like I’m almost spitting on cinematic holy ground here by saying this, but it really is underwhelming and forgettable (save the last sequence as it takes us to Hell). This adaptation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is unfunny (fart jokes and all), and despite its controversial history (banned in several countries at the time of release due to the graphic nature of some scenes), kinda boring. I’ll say unless you really want to see the whole Trilogy of Life, skip this.
Cinema Del Peppel 