72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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I racconti di Canterbury

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italy
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A group of pilgrims going to Canterbury entertain themselves by telling stories: the young Nicola conquers the wife of a rich woodcutter taking advantage of his superstition; two students take revenge on a miller who steals flour from his customers; the innocent Perkin is expelled from his village and ends up ruined; an insatiable widow of Bath destroys her husbands with her ardor to inherit her goods; A rich and old bachelor decides to marry the very young Maggio, who betrays him with a beautiful young man. Meanwhile, a clerk takes note of the events, analyzing human weaknesses with humor and irony.

Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy)
Screenplay
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
Geoffrey Chaucer (novela)
Running Time
109 m.
Country
Italy
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