The Decameron

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065622/

Country: Italy, France, West Germany

Year: 1971

Language: Italian, Neapolitan

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Runtime: 111 min.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Guido Alberti, Lucio Amatelli, Vincenzo Amato, Giuseppe Arrigio, Salvatore Bilardo, Patrizia Capparelli, E. Jannotta Carrino, Mirella Catanesi, Franco Citti, Lino Crispo, Vincenzo Cristo, Giovanni Davoli, Ninetto Davoli, Patrizia De Clara

.:Plot:.

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