The Decameron (DVD) (1971)

A film by Pier Paolo Pasolini The first part of Pasolini's colourful and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films, The Decameron tells ten stories based on fourteenth-century originals Full of bawdy, earthy spirit, and presented in a High Definition restoration, the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave-robbers - with five of the stories linked by the character of an intriguing artist, played by Pasolini himself. Special features: Alternative English-language version Original Italian trailer Notes for an African Oresteia (1970, 70 mins): Pasolini's visual notes for an unrealised film project, fully restored to High Definition by the Cineteca di Bologna