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The Decameron

Play trailer Poster for The Decameron R,  1971,  1h 51m,  Comedy/ Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A series of stories revolves around an aspiring painter (Franco Citti), nuns, a gardener, a priest and a husband.

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Penelope Houston The Times (UK) Jul 8, 2020
In effect, The Decameron does come across somewhat distantly, for all its busy emphasis on the spontaneous energies of a genial Utopia which has yet to discover the fretful complexities of Renaissance man. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times May 9, 2005
4.5/5
Marvelous. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jan 1, 2000
Working with an Italian classic, he seems less inclined to transform his material, though what emerges is entertaining, if only in a mild way. Go to Full Review
Robert Dunbar Philadelphia Gay News May 28, 2020
The Decameron manages to be filthy-looking and is probably the most accurate vision of peasant life during the Renaissance period ever committed to film. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Jan 4, 2013
2.5/4
at times it achieves nearly sublime heights (or, more accurately, lows) of grubby humor and vitality, but at other times it feels strained and slapdash Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Jun 5, 2009
Those with gentle sensibilities and who regard nuns as sacred should avoid this film. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

Director

Franco Citti

Ciappelletto

Ninetto Davoli

Andreuccio of Perugia

Angela Luce

Peronella

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Allievo di Giotto

Silvana Mangano

The Madonna

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The Decameron

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Movie Info

Synopsis A series of stories revolves around an aspiring painter (Franco Citti), nuns, a gardener, a priest and a husband.
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenwriter
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Production Co
Les Productions Artistes Associés, Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA), Artemis Film
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 1971, Limited
Runtime
1h 51m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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