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 theContinue reading “I Racconti Di Canterbury (The Canterbury Tales)”
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Il Decameron (The Decameron)
Year: 1971 Country: Italy Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanovic Pasolini’s comedic middle finger to religion and thumbs up to freedom and sexuality was adapted from Boccaccio’s novel of the same name, and consists of nine stories all taking place in the middle ages, dealing with the aforementioned topics. It’sContinue reading “Il Decameron (The Decameron)”
