Decameron n° 4 – Le belle novelle del Boccaccio

1972

A comedy based on the fourth novel out of “Decameron” by Giovanni Boccaccio. The film is divided into several episodes told by some commoners who go to the wash house. “Tofano and wife Ghita “- Tofano neglects his wife so she runs to her lover every night after purposely getting him drunk. When Tofano starts suspecting, his wife ridicules him by pretending to jump into a well. “Calandrino pregno” – Having inherited 200 florins from […]

Il solco di pesca (aka The Fishing Hole)

1975

This movie centers around a group of people that are both very Italian-Catholic and the same time oversexed and jaded European bourgeosis from the late “dolce vita” era. The main protagonist is a former priest who has become bored to the point of impotence by the easy availability of beautiful women. He misses the shame of the priesthood which made sex somehow more enjoyable, and this somehow leads to his strange fascination with photographing asses […]

Decameron n° 3 – Le più belle donne del Boccaccio

1972

Consists of seven tales: 1. Filippa is prosecuted for adultery and strips for the judge. 2. A man fakes infidelity to see if his wife will take revenge. 3. Lidia is unfaithful in front of her husband and tricks him into thinking that it is all an illusion. 4. Isabella is making love to her lover in the bedroom when her husband suddenly comes home. 5. A new widow celebrates by pitting her lovers against […]