The Canterbury Tales
Original title: I racconti di Canterbury · Turkish title: aşk bahçesi
“From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!”
1972 · 1 h 51 min
Directed by 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo PasoliniCast
Hugh Griffith 
Laura Betti 
Ninetto Davoli 
Franco Citti Pier Paolo Pasolini
Credits
Written by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
Tales from Chaucer; the second of his Trilogy of Life.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pier Paolo Pasolini's second Trilogy of Life film turns Chaucer's bawdy tales into rough, comic sketches. Earthy and uneven, with Ninetto Davoli as a Chaplinesque thief, it is a ribald, lively but patchy romp.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (9,241 votes)
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