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Decameron, The

Alternative title
Decamarone, Il
Synopsis
An uncut version of Pasolini’s film adaptation of ten stories from Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, his 14th-century reworking of a hundred bawdy Italian folk-tales.
Language
English
Country
Germany
Medium
Video; Digital versatile disk. col. 107 min.
Year of production
1970
Availability
Sale; 2001 video sale: £15.99 (inclusive)
Subjects
Italian studies
Keywords
cinema - Italy; literature - Italian; medieval literature

Credits

Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producer
Alberto Grimaldi
Writer
Giovanni Boccaccio
Cast
Franco Citti 
Ninetto Davoli 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD

Distributor

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email
bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7957 8938 / 8935
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
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