I racconti di Canterbury /
A selection of stories from Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Shot in England, it offers an earthy re-creation of the medieval era. From the story of a nobleman struck blind after marrying a much younger and promiscuous bride, to a climactic trip to a hell populated by friars and demo...
| Uniform Title: | Racconti di Canterbury (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Italian |
| Language Notes: | Italian with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Criterion Collection,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
631. Criterion collection ; 633. |
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| Summary: | A selection of stories from Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Shot in England, it offers an earthy re-creation of the medieval era. From the story of a nobleman struck blind after marrying a much younger and promiscuous bride, to a climactic trip to a hell populated by friars and demons (surely one of the most outrageously conceived and realized sequences ever committed to film), this is a work of merry blasphemy, framed by Pasolini's portrayal of Chaucer himself. |
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| Item Description: | Based on "The Canterbury tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Released as part of 3-disc set "Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of life" with: The Decameron and The Arabian nights plus supplements. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray Disc, region A, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: NC-17. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editing, Nino Baragli ; music, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ennio Morricone. |
| ISBN: | 9781604656459 160465645X 9781604656435 (set container) 1604656433 (set container) |