Pier Paolo Pasolini Vol.2 (Box Set)

Advantages: Some great artworks...
Disadvantages: ... become disturbing when you think of them too much

...deaths of a large number of people as a result of the Black Death, the one hundred novellas tackle different issues and range from the light-hearted to the tragic. Among the topics are satirizing the hypocrisy of priests and nuns, and erotic tales that include forbidden relations, deception and cuckoldry. I read this book about three years ago and what amazed me most about it was how widespread its stories are; you will notice that you already know some of the stories from somewhere even before you hear of a book called The Decameron. That is due to the fact that many famous writers borrowed stories from this book, and these stories themselves were in turn borrowed from various sources. ►►►director◄◄◄ Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 –1975) was an Italian poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, linguist, film... Read review

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Advantages: "Between a jest and a joke…
Disadvantages: … many a truth can be told."

...of Death, Salo, which is extremely pessimistic, perhaps with the exception of the last conversation in it. Having finished my reviews of The Trilogy of Life and Salo, I cannot but express that I would have loved to know which other two books Pasolini had in mind to complete his nightmarish trilogy. So, if you know, please tell me:) ►►►director◄◄◄ Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 –1975) was an Italian poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, linguist, film director, philosopher and actor. The director’s biography section on this DVD sheds more light on the artist’s turbulent life and mysterious death. Among his most famous films in addition to Il Decameron are Arabian Nights and The Canterbury Tales. His most controversial film remains to be Salò which is based on Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom... Read review

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Advantages: The somewhat different interpretations of a familiar story…
Disadvantages: …might disturb us at first.

...of the people charmed by it never rest till it is finished. ►►►director◄◄◄ Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 –1975) was an Italian poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, linguist, film director, philosopher and actor. The director’s biography section on this DVD sheds more light on the artist’s turbulent life and mysterious death. Among his most famous films in addition to Il Decameron are Arabian Nights and The Canterbury Tales. His most controversial film remains to be Salò which is based on Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom. ►►►actors◄◄◄ Pasolini does not appear as an actor in Arabian Nights, and yes, if you watch The Decameron and Canterbury Tales before watching this film, you will miss his presence. Most actors in this film are amateurs, like the lead... Read review

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