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The Canterbury Tales
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Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories. A host of passionate lovers unite for a glorious, sometimes unexpected journey through Chaucer's medieval England.
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories. A host of passionate lovers unite for a glorious, sometimes unexpected journey through Chaucer's medieval England.
Actors:
Robin Askwith,
O.T.,
John McLaren,
Peter Cain,
Laura Betti,
Settimo Castagna,
Michael Balfour,
Elisabetta Genovese,
George Bethell Datch,
John Francis Lane,
Oscar Fochetti,
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Robin Askwith
12 October 1950, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
O.T.
John McLaren
10 October 1911, Keoma, Alberta, Canada
Peter Cain
Laura Betti
1 May 1927, Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Settimo Castagna
Michael Balfour
11 February 1918, Dover, Kent, England, UK
Elisabetta Genovese
George Bethell Datch
John Francis Lane
1 December 1928, Whitstable, Kent, England, UK
Oscar Fochetti
Director:
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
5 March 1922, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Country:
United States
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January 04, 2013
the brash, arguably campy manner in which Pasolini transcribes Chaucer's medieval bawdiness to the screen, coupled with the film's various technical faults (particularly the lousy dubbed dialogue), tends to make the film a chore to watch.
May 24, 2003
It can be hard going at times, especially with the post-production dubbing of sound and the blank, detached acting Pasolini demanded, but it also contains some very funny and superbly-shot sequences.
October 23, 2007
If Pasolini had something more than grubby fantasy on his mind -- and presumably he did -- it isn't immediately apparent.
New Times
April 28, 2004
Robust and smart, much like its more expansive source material.
October 23, 2007
After the formidable commercial success of his bawdy Decameron, Pier Pasolini applied the same formula to Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales with somewhat less appealing results.
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April 14, 2004
In contrast to the Italy of Pasolini's Decameron, the England of The Canterbury Tales is much more harsh in its treatment of vice of all kinds.