Wondrous Boccaccio
Filmfest 2015
(Maraviglioso Boccaccio)
France, Italy 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Italian)
German Premiere
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Section: Spotlight
Florence, Italy, 1348. As the plague ravages the city dwellers of Tuscany, a group
of young men and women takes shelter in a remote villa in the hills surrounding Florence. Now living as a community, they decide to tell each other a story a day to take their minds off their precarious situation…
"We tell this story, or rather these stories, which were freely inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron because we have accepted the challenge: to contrast the grim colors of the plague – then as now, the plague is everywhere, in various forms – with the conspicuous colors of love, commitment and imagination. Then there's chance, as always, but this will make our story more exciting."
Directors' Statement
Cast: Lello Arena, Paola Cortellesi, Carolina Crescentini, Flavio Parenti, Vittoria Puccini
Credits
Screenplay: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Director of Photography: Simone Zampagni
Film Editor: Roberto Perpignani
Composer: Giuliano Taviani, Carmelo Travia
Production Designer: Emita Frigato
Costume Design: Lina Nerli Taviani
Sound: Benito Alchimede, Maurizio Grassi
Producer: Donatella Palermo, Luigi Musini
Co-Producer: Fabio Conversi
Production Company: Stemal Entertainment
Co-Production Company: Cinemaundici, Barbary Films
World Sales: MK2
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
