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Wondrous Boccaccio

Original title: Maraviglioso Boccaccio
2015 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by Paolo Taviani · Italy · Italian Neorealism and After
ComedyHistoryDramaRomance

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Cast

Lello Arena Paola Cortellesi Carolina Crescentini Flavio Parenti Vittoria Puccini Michele Riondino

Plot

It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is about to swallow them. They flee the city and find refuge in an abandoned villa in the Tuscan hills. Here, between moral doubts and the tasks needed to survive, they kill time by telling each other stories until they will decide to return.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ten young Florentines flee the plague and pass time telling each other stories. A Taviani adaptation that blends stories into a gentle, sometimes uneven, celebration of life against death.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (1,087 votes)
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