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-{{Template}}+{{Template}}'''''Arabian Nights''''' is a [[1974 in film|1974]] [[Italian language|Italian]] film directed by [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]. Its original Italian title is '''''Il fiore delle Mille e una notte''''', which means "The Flower of the One Thousand and One Nights".
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 +The film is an adaptation of the ancient Arabic anthology ''[[The Book of One Thousand and One Nights]]'', better known as ''The Arabian Nights''. It is the last of Pasolini's "[[Trilogy of Life]]", which began with ''[[The Decameron (film)|The Decameron]]'' and continued with ''[[The Canterbury Tales (film)|The Canterbury Tales]]''.
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 +The best known [[still]] from the film is a lateral depiction of a nude man and woman facing each other. The woman sits, legs apart; the man kneels in front of her and points a bow to her [[female genitalia|genital area]]. The tip of the arrow has a [[phallus]] attached.
 +== Synopsis ==
 +The main story concerns an innocent young man, Nur-e-Din ([[Franco Merli]]), who comes to fall in love with a [[slave]] girl, [[Zumurrud]] (Ines Pellegrini), who selected him as her master. After a foolish error of his causes her to be [[Kidnapping|abducted]], he travels in search of her. Meanwhile Zumurrud manages to escape and, disguised as a man, comes to a far-away kingdom where she becomes king. Various other travelers who recount their own tragic and romantic experiences include stories of a young man who becomes enraptured by a mysterious woman on his wedding day, and a man who is determined to free a woman from a demon ([[Franco Citti]]). Interwoven are Nur-e-Din's continuous search for Zumurrud and his - mostly erotic - adventures. In the end he arrives at the far-away kingdom and is finally reunited with Zumurrud. The tales contain abundant [[nudity]], [[sex]], and [[slapstick]] humor.
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 +== Crew ==
 +Producer: Alberto Grimaldi<br/>
 +Director: [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]<br/>
 +Written by: Dacia Maraini, Pier Paolo Pasolini<br/>
 +Original Music: [[Ennio Morricone]]<br/>
 +Cinematographer: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
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 +== Cast ==
 +[[Franco Merli]], [[Ines Pellegrini]], [[Ninetto Davoli]], [[Franco Citti]], [[Tessa Bouche]], [[Margaret Clementi]], [[Francelise Noel]], [[Ali Abdulla]], [[Christian Aligny]], [[Jeanne Gauffin Mathieu]], [[Francesco Paolo Governale]], [[Salvatore Sapienza]], [[Zeudi Biasolo]], [[Barbara Grandi]], [[Elisabetta Genovese]], [[Gioacchino Castellini]], [[Abadit Ghidei]], [[Mohamed Ali Zedi]], [[Salvatore Verdetti]], [[Jocelyne Munchenbach]], [[Luigina Rocchi]], [[Alberto Argentino]], [[Luigi Antonio Guerra]], [[Franca Sciutto]]
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Arabian Nights is a 1974 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Its original Italian title is Il fiore delle Mille e una notte, which means "The Flower of the One Thousand and One Nights".

The film is an adaptation of the ancient Arabic anthology The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, better known as The Arabian Nights. It is the last of Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life", which began with The Decameron and continued with The Canterbury Tales.

The best known still from the film is a lateral depiction of a nude man and woman facing each other. The woman sits, legs apart; the man kneels in front of her and points a bow to her genital area. The tip of the arrow has a phallus attached.

Synopsis

The main story concerns an innocent young man, Nur-e-Din (Franco Merli), who comes to fall in love with a slave girl, Zumurrud (Ines Pellegrini), who selected him as her master. After a foolish error of his causes her to be abducted, he travels in search of her. Meanwhile Zumurrud manages to escape and, disguised as a man, comes to a far-away kingdom where she becomes king. Various other travelers who recount their own tragic and romantic experiences include stories of a young man who becomes enraptured by a mysterious woman on his wedding day, and a man who is determined to free a woman from a demon (Franco Citti). Interwoven are Nur-e-Din's continuous search for Zumurrud and his - mostly erotic - adventures. In the end he arrives at the far-away kingdom and is finally reunited with Zumurrud. The tales contain abundant nudity, sex, and slapstick humor.

Crew

Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by: Dacia Maraini, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Original Music: Ennio Morricone
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Cast

Franco Merli, Ines Pellegrini, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Tessa Bouche, Margaret Clementi, Francelise Noel, Ali Abdulla, Christian Aligny, Jeanne Gauffin Mathieu, Francesco Paolo Governale, Salvatore Sapienza, Zeudi Biasolo, Barbara Grandi, Elisabetta Genovese, Gioacchino Castellini, Abadit Ghidei, Mohamed Ali Zedi, Salvatore Verdetti, Jocelyne Munchenbach, Luigina Rocchi, Alberto Argentino, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Franca Sciutto




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