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 […]

The Decameron

The Decameron

1971

An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio’s “Decameron”: A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister’s lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters […]

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 […]