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The Canterbury Tales
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories. A host of passionate lovers unite for a glorious, sometimes unexpected journey through Chaucer's medieval England.
11 March 1940, Fulham, London, England, UK
14 January 1939, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
27 March 1932, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, UK
4 July 1926, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, UK
20 January 1934, Liverpool, England, UK
1 December 1928, Whitstable, Kent, England, UK
April 14, 2004
In contrast to the Italy of Pasolini's Decameron, the England of The Canterbury Tales is much more harsh in its treatment of vice of all kinds.
October 23, 2007
If Pasolini had something more than grubby fantasy on his mind -- and presumably he did -- it isn't immediately apparent.
October 23, 2007
After the formidable commercial success of his bawdy Decameron, Pier Pasolini applied the same formula to Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales with somewhat less appealing results.
May 24, 2003
It can be hard going at times, especially with the post-production dubbing of sound and the blank, detached acting Pasolini demanded, but it also contains some very funny and superbly-shot sequences.
April 28, 2004
Robust and smart, much like its more expansive source material.
January 04, 2013
the brash, arguably campy manner in which Pasolini transcribes Chaucer's medieval bawdiness to the screen, coupled with the film's various technical faults (particularly the lousy dubbed dialogue), tends to make the film a chore to watch.

