The Decameron / Notes Towards an African Orestes ( Il Decameron / Appunti per un'Orestiade africana ) ( Le Décaméron / Apuntes para una Orestíada africana )

The Decameron / Notes Towards an African Orestes (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Il Decameron / Appunti per un'Orestiade africana
Alternate Title: Le Décaméron / Apuntes para una Orestíada africana
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
111 min + 73 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1970 - 1971 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Written By:
Giovanni Boccaccio
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Actors:
Franco Citti ..... Ciappelletto
Ninetto Davoli ..... Andreuccio of Perugia
Jovan Jovanovic ..... Rustico (scenes deleted)
Vincenzo Amato ..... Masetto of Lamporecchio
Angela Luce ..... Peronella
Giuseppe Zigaina ..... Monk
Gabriella Frankel ..... Allievo di Giotto (as P.P. Pasolini)
Vincenzo Cristo ..... Giannello
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Giorgio Iovine
Salvatore Bilardo
Vincenzo Ferrigno
Luigi Seraponte
Antonio Diddio
Mirella Catanesi
Gato Barbieri ..... Himself - Musician: saxophone
Donald F. Moye ..... Himself - Musican: drums
Marcello Melis ..... Himself - Musician: contrabasse
Yvonne Murray ..... Herself - singer
Archie Savage ..... Himself - Singer

Synopsis:

The Decameron (1971)
Ten stories based on 14th century originals. Full of bawdy, earthy spirit, the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave robber - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist played by Pasolini himself.

Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.

An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's 'Decameron': 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. Pasolini is up to his old tricks satirizing the Church, and throwing in liberal doses of life and love.

The first of Pasolini's colourful, entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films, The Decameron tells ten stories based on 14th century originals. Full of bawdy, earthy spirit and presented in high definition restoration, the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave robber - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist played by Pasolini himself.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 19 May, 2010.

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