The Canterbury Tales ★★ I Racconti di Canterbury 1971 Four Chaucer tales, most notably "The Merchant's Tale" and "The Wife of Bath," are recounted by travelers, with director Pasolini as the bawdy poet. Deemed obscene by the Italian courts, it's the second entry in Pasolini's medieval "Trilogy of Life," preceded by "The Decameron" and followed by "The Arabian Nights." In Italian with English subtitles. 109m/C VHS, DVD. IT Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Hugh Griffith, Josephine Chaplin, Michael Balfour, Jenny Runacre;
Director:
Pier Paolo Pasolini;
Writer:
Pier Paolo Pasolini;
Writer:
Tonino Delli Colli;
Cameo:
Ennio Morricone. Berlin Intl. Film Fest. '72: Golden Berlin Bear.
