The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Synopsis

The second part of Pasoloni's Trilogy of Life is based on the fourteenth-century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer. Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest and bawdiest of the tales, Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich, earthy humour. A particular delight is the use of a largely British cast, including Hugh Griffith, Jenny Runacre and Tom Baker, in which Pasolini himself takes the part of Chaucer.