The Decameron
1971 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 12,895 VOTES · DIR. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Overview
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.
Dialogue Timeline — 835 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:36 Who was that you spoke to?
00:08:56 The Guelph King came to our rescue.
00:14:07 Be gone!
00:18:48 Not me, l'm afraid!
00:23:02 They caught them right in the act!
00:26:15 Are you hungry?
00:29:19 Why think of trouble before it comes?
00:34:48 One cock may satisfy ten hens...
00:38:36 All the neighbors know how much l work.
00:40:46 Scrape it clean!
00:42:44 Sounds good to me. Goodbye, then.
00:47:19 No one could absolve him!
00:50:21 And the sin of gluttony?
00:52:25 What did you say, father?
00:57:11 They're from the church that commissioned the work.
01:05:36 Let me go see how our Caterina...
01:08:51 Sorry!
01:15:34 You were wrong.
01:20:57 l haven't been out for a long time.
01:27:35 Whenever l like...
01:33:02 No matter what you see or hear...
01:37:06 All right.
01:42:36 ...is your soul damned to hell's fire?
01:46:07 ...when dreaming about it is so much sweeter?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed835
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:04:36
Final line01:46:07
Production Record
DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes12,895