Arabian Nights (1974 film)
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The film 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]]''. | The film 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 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. | 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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The film 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.
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