The Decameron

(1971)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 362 votes

Genres: History, Drama, Comedy

Year: 1971

Runtime: 111 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Пьер Паоло Пазолини

Cast: Franco Citti, Нинетто Даволи, Jovan Jovanović, Angela Luce, Vincenzo Amato, Giuseppe Zigaina, Maria Gabriella Maione, Vincenzo Cristo, Пьер Паоло Пазолини, Giorgio Iovine

Plot

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.

An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's "Decameron": **** Segment 1: A young man from Perugia is swindled twice in Naples, but ends up rich; **** Segment 2: A man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; **** Segment 3: A woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; **** Segment 4: A scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; **** Segment 5: Three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; **** Segment 6: A young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; **** Segment 7: A group of painters wait for inspiration; **** Segment 8: A crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; **** Segment 9: Two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.