Rent The Canterbury Tales (1972)
3.1 of 5 from 101 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- The second part of Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life (beginning with The Decameron and ending with Arabian Nights), is based on the fourteenth century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer. Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest and bawdiest of the tales, Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich, earthy humour and weaves a visual magic that draws on the work of artists such as Bruegel and Bosch.
- Actors:
- Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Josephine Chaplin, Alan Webb, Pier Paolo Pasolini, J.P. Van Dyne, Vernon Dobtcheff, Adrian Street, O.T., Derek Deadman, Nicholas Smith, George Bethell Datch, Dan Thomas, Michael Balfour, Jenny Runacre, Peter Cain, Daniele Buckler, John Francis Lane
- Directors:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Writers:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Geoffrey Chaucer
- Aka:
- I racconti di Canterbury
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners, Top Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
- Countries:
- Italy
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2009
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Original Italian trailer
- Exclusive new documentary exploring Pasolini's significance on the Italian genre film
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Reviews (1) of The Canterbury Tales
Where are the pilgrims? - The Canterbury Tales review by EW
A disappointing film. No sense of a group of pilgrims making their way to Canterbury. Good settings in ancient buildings and apparently authentic costumes. Overdoes the bordy.
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