The Decameron
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.
111 mins
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.
Jovan Jovanović
Rustico (scenes deleted)
Vincenzo Amato
Masetto of Lamporecchio
Giuseppe Zigaina
Monk
Maria Gabriella Maione
Una Madonna
Vincenzo Ferrigno
Giannello
Vittorio Vittori
Don Giovanni
Luciano Telli
Monk
Mirella Catanesi
Gemmata
Lino Crispo
Don Gianni
Patrizia Capparelli
Alibech (scenes deleted)
Lucio Amatelli
(uncredited)
Giuseppe Arrigio
Lorenzo (uncredited)
Giuliano Fratello
(uncredited)
Francesco Gavazzi
Riccardo (uncredited)
Alberto De Stefanis
Casting
Andrea Fantacci
Set Decoration
Jole Cecchini
Hairstylist
Alessandro Jacoponi
Makeup Artist
Mario Di Biase
Production Manager
Sergio Galiano
Production Supervisor
Carlo Agate
Assistant Art Director
Italo Tomassi
Set Designer
Pietro Spadoni
Sound
Paolo Andrea Mettel
Assistant Director
Mario Morigi
Sound Mixer
Giovanni Ciarlo
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Fornari
Assistant Camera
Alessio Gelsini Torresi
Assistant Camera
Carlo Tafani
Assistant Camera
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Piero Cicoletti
Wardrobe Assistant
Anita Cacciolati
Assistant Editor
Enzo Ocone
Supervising Editor
Beatrice Banfi
Continuity
Vittorio Bucci
Production Assistant
Eugene Rizzo
Unit Publicist
Tatiana Casini Morigi
Editor