The Decameron

The Decameron (1971)

Ribaldry! Rakes and libertines. Raised skirts and lowered lashes. A blush on every cheek. Pasolini. Filming The Decameron. Bringing life to art...and art to life.

  • Genre: History, Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1971-08-25
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 314 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Artemis Film
  • Production Country: France, Germany, Italy
  • Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Summary

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.

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  • Franco Citti

    as Ciappelletto

  • Ninetto Davoli

    as Andreuccio of Perugia

  • Jovan Jovanović

    as Rustico (scenes deleted)

  • Angela Luce

    as Peronella

  • Vincenzo Amato

    as Masetto of Lamporecchio

  • Giuseppe Zigaina

    as Monk

  • Maria Gabriella Maione

    as Una Madonna

  • Vincenzo Cristo

    as

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    as Allievo di Giotto

  • Giorgio Iovine

    as Lizio da Valbona

  • Salvatore Bilardo

    as

  • Vincenzo Ferrigno

    as Giannello

  • Guido Alberti

    as Musciatto, Wealthy Merchant

  • Vittorio Vittori

    as Don Giovanni

  • Gianni Rizzo

    as Father Superior

  • Patrizia De Clara

    as Nun

  • Monique van Vooren

    as Queen of Skulls

  • Enzo Spitaleri

    as Monk

  • Luciano Telli

    as Monk

  • Elisabetta Genovese

    as Caterina (uncredited)

  • Luigi Seraponte

    as

  • Antonio Diddio

    as

  • Mirella Catanesi

    as Gemmata

  • Vincenzo De Luca

    as

  • Erminio Nazzaro

    as

  • Giovanni Filidoro

    as

  • Lino Crispo

    as Don Gianni

  • Alfredo Sivoli

    as

  • Silvana Mangano

    as The Madonna (uncredited)

  • Giacomo Rizzo

    as Padre Superiore

  • E. Jannotta Carrino

    as

  • Annie Marguerite Latroye

    as

  • Gerhard Exel

    as

  • Wolfgang Hillinger

    as

  • Giani Esposito

    as

  • Franco Marletta

    as

  • Vittorio Fanfoni

    as

  • Adriana Donnorso

    as

  • E. Maria de Juliis

    as

  • Guido Mannari

    as Compagno di Giotto

  • Michele Di Matteo

    as

  • Giovanni Scagliola

    as

  • Giovanni Davoli

    as

  • Detlef Uhle

    as

  • Patrizia Capparelli

    as Alibech (scenes deleted)

  • Lucio Amatelli

    as (uncredited)

  • Giuseppe Arrigio

    as Lorenzo (uncredited)

  • Giuliano Fratello

    as (uncredited)

  • Francesco Gavazzi

    as Riccardo (uncredited)

  • Carmelo Reale

    as Man Robbed by Ciappelletto (uncredited)
Art Andrea Fantacci Set Decoration
Writing Giovanni Boccaccio Novel
Costume & Make-Up Alessandro Jacoponi Makeup Artist
Directing Pier Paolo Pasolini Director
Production Alberto De Stefanis Casting
Sound Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Iole Cecchini Hairstylist
Writing Pier Paolo Pasolini Writer
Editing Nino Baragli Editor
Art Dante Ferretti Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Danilo Donati Costume Design
Sound Pietro Spadoni Sound
Production Franco Rossellini Executive Producer
Production Alberto Grimaldi Producer
Production Mario Di Biase Production Manager
Sound Massimo Anzellotti Sound Effects Editor
Art Italo Tomassi Set Designer
Production Sergio Galiano Production Supervisor
Art Carlo Agate Assistant Art Director
Camera Carlo Tafani Assistant Camera
Camera Giovanni Ciarlo Camera Operator
Editing Enzo Ocone Supervising Editor
Crew Eugene Rizzo Unit Publicist
Costume & Make-Up Piero Cicoletti Wardrobe Assistant
Camera Mario Tursi Still Photographer
Directing Umberto Angelucci Assistant Director
Camera Alessio Gelsini Torresi Assistant Camera
Production Vittorio Bucci Production Assistant
Camera Giuseppe Fornari Assistant Camera
Directing Sergio Citti Assistant Director
Sound Mario Morigi Sound Mixer
Directing Paolo Andrea Mettel Assistant Director
Directing Beatrice Banfi Continuity
Editing Anita Cacciolati Assistant Editor
Editing Tatiana Casini Morigi Editor
Camera Tonino Delli Colli Director of Photography

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