The Decameron (film)

Il Decameron
Il Decameron film poster
Directed by	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Based on	The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Produced by	Alberto Grimaldi
Starring	Franco Citti Ninetto Davoli Vincenzo Amato Angela Luce Giuseppe Zigaina Pier Paolo Pasolini Silvana Mangano
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Nino Baragli Tatiana Casini Morigi
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production company	Produzioni Europee Associate Les Productions Artistes Associés Artemis Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	29 June 1971 (1971-06-29) (Berlin) 25 August 19781 (19781-08-25) (Italy) 29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) (France)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Italy France West Germany
Languages	Italian Neapolitan German Latin
Box office	11,167,557 admissions (Italy)[1]

The Decameron (Italian: Il Decameron) is a 1971 anthology film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the 14th-century allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio. It is the first film of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, the others being The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights. Each film was an adaptation of a different piece of classical literature focusing on ribald and often irreligious themes. The tales contain abundant nudity, sex, slapstick and scatological humour.

Pasolini's intention was not to faithfully recreate the world of Boccaccio's characters but to criticise the contemporary world through metaphorical use of the themes present in the stories.^[2] Stories are often changed to southern Italy and heavy use of the Neapolitan dialect is used to signify the mistreatment and economic exploitation of the poorer region by the richer northern parts of Italy.

The film was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.^[3]