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Il Decameron
ITALY · 1971

Il Decameron

Pier Paolo Pasolini
deception and trickery sexual intrigue religious hypocrisy social class conflict revenge
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Synopsis

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 wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempt

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