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Maraviglioso Boccaccio = Wondrous Boccaccio /

During the spread of The Black Death in 14th century Italy, ten young people flee to the countryside and spend their time there telling each other stories.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: MK2 Productions, Eurimages (Organization)
Other Authors: Taviani, Paolo, 1931- (Screenwriter), Taviani, Vittorio, 1929-2018 (Screenwriter), Arena, Lello, 1953- (Actor), Cortellesi, Paola, 1973- (Actor), Crescentini, Carolina (Actor), Parenti, Flavio, 1979- (Actor), Puccini, Vittoria, 1981- (Actor), Riondino, Michele (Actor), Rossi Stuart, Kim, 1969- (Actor), Scamarcio, Riccardo, 1979- (Actor), Smutniak, Kasia (Actor), Trinca, Jasmine (Actor), Vagni, Josafat (Actor), Zampagni, Simone (director of photography.), Taviani, Giuliano (composer (expression)), Travia, Carmelo (composer (expression)), Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian with English subtitles, optional French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: [New York, New York] : Film Movement, [2016]
Series:Film Movement series ; v. 14, film 2.
Subjects:
Storytelling > Drama.
Black Death > Italy > Drama.
Florence (Italy) > Drama.
Black Death.
Storytelling.
Italy.
Italy > Florence.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Description
Summary:During the spread of The Black Death in 14th century Italy, ten young people flee to the countryside and spend their time there telling each other stories.
Item Description:Wide screen (1.85:1).
Loosely based on stories from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Series statement from Film Movement website.
Bonus short film: Ground floor (2 min.) directed by Asya Aizen.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, all regions; 1.85:1 widescreen presentation; Dolby stereo and 5.1 surround sound.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Simone Zampagni ; editor, Roberto Perpignani ; original music, Giuliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia.
ISBN:9781501915567
1501915568