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Aro Recommended Arabian Nights

 

aka: Il Fiore Delle Mille e Una Notte
Italy / France 1974, 125 minutes
Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
In Italian with English subtitles
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Fantasy

Topics: Period - A.D., Period - B.C..

 

Aroview: For the final part of his “Trilogy of Life”, Pasolini interweaves several of the tales of the ‘Thousand and One Nights’, played mainly for their elements of erotic tragedy and farce.

Perhaps the least ‘magical’ of the many versions, this uses wonderful locations –Morroco, Yemen and Nepal – to spin a different kind of fairytale atmosphere, rooted in the exotic landscapes, faces and music of Africa and Asia. Though not without its flaws, incl. some clumsy special f/x, this impresses with its narrative mastery and untroubled sense of sexuality.

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DVD Features

  • English subtitles for the hearing impaired
  • aspect ratio: 1.66:1
 

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