Il Decameron (The Decameron) by Pier Paolo Pasolini can be considered the inspirational movie for the birth of the decamerotic genre, together with some previous films, such as L'armata Brancaleone. It is the first movie of his Trilogy of Life, followed by I racconti di Canterbury (The Canterbury Tales) and Il fiore delle Mille e una notte (Arabian Nights). Inspired by the work of Boccaccio, the film celebrates the vitality of the people through ironic and sensual episodes, opposing sexual repre... Read the full review >>
