Six of Chaucer's classic 15th-century tales presented complete with all their bawdy humour about romance, deception, and lust. Second film in the TRILOGY OF LIFE. Read more
| Starring | Hugh Griffith, Josephine Chaplin, Jenny Runacre, Tom Baker |
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| Director | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Six of Chaucer's classic 15th-century tales presented complete with all their bawdy humour about romance, deception, and lust. Second film in the TRILOGY OF LIFE.
| Starring | Hugh Griffith, Josephine Chaplin, Jenny Runacre, Tom Baker, Robin Askwith, Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Laura Betti |
|---|---|
| Director | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Italian Blu-ray: English, Vietnamese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 18 Jun 2001 Blu-ray: 27 Apr 2009 |
A sweaty selection of the tales in their more prurient aspects; even (or especially) with a Chaplinesque interlude, it soon becomes obvious that Pasolini has no understanding of English humour.
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Bawdy, occasionally intriguing but that's about it
Italian director Pier Pasolini seems to only be remembered for his final film, the controversial and somewhat flat "Salo", as well as his between-the-... read more »
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Dismal stuff
Though the disk petered out and was unplayable after the first hour or so, the film earlier established that it was unplayable for other reasons - hopeless ... read more »
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Not stood the test of time
what a load of rubbish
did no good to the real caterbury tales i found it boring
pornographic and very very unentertaining
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Very Disappointing
The movie is an excuse to show off as much naked flesh as possible, without purpose. The plot progresses painfully slowly, and if you're not into wanton, ... read more »
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