Trilogy of Life (The Decameron / The Canterbury Tales / Arabian Nights) (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray] (Blu-ray Disc, Region A (Blu-ray))

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Trilogy of Life (The Decameron / The Canterbury Tales / Arabian Nights) (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray]

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Synopsis: A series of stories revolves around an aspiring painter, nuns, a gardener, a priest and a husband.

Alternate Title(s): Il Decameron

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Directed By:	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Recommended Retail Price: $USD39.99
Cast:	Vincenzo Amato Franco Citti Ninetto Davoli Gerhard Exel Wolfgang Hillinger Maria Gabriella Maione
Genre:	Comedy / Drama / Foreign / History / Romance
Running Time:	352 minutes
Year of Production:	1971
Disc Release Date:	November 13, 2012

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Visual Essays by Film Scholars Patrick Rumble & Tony Rayns, on The Decameron & Arabian Nights, respectively
Interviews with Production Designer Dante Ferretti, Composer Ennio Morricone & Film Scholar Sam Rohdie
Introduction to Arabian Nights by Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
"The Lost Body of Alibech" 2005 Documentary by Roberto Chiesi about a lost sequence from The Decameron
"Pasolini and the Secret Humiliation of Chaucer" 2006 Documentary by Chiesi about The Canterbury Tales
"Via Pasolini" 2005 Documentary featuring archival footage of Pasolini discussing his views on language, film & modern society
"Pasolini and the Form of the City" 1974 Documentary by Pasolini and Paolo Brunatto about the Italian cities Orte & Sabaudia
Deleted Scenes from Arabian Nights
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Booklet featuring Essays by Critic Colin MacCabe, Pasolini's 1975 Statement "Trilogy of Life Rejected," Excerpts from Pasolini's Berlin Film Festival Press Conference for The Canterbury Tales & a Report from the set of Arabian Nights by Critic Gideon Bachmann

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1:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
2:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
3:	Single Sided, Dual Layer

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1:	Italian
2:	English

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English (Hearing Impaired)

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