Question 1

How many of Chaucer's tales does this adaptation cover?

Accepted Answer

The film covers eight of the 24 tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's original work.

Question 2

What prestigious award did this film win at the Berlin International Film Festival?

Accepted Answer

It won the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1972.

Question 3

Which famous literary quotation appears in the film's final segment?

Accepted Answer

An angel quotes Dante Alighieri's Inferno: "Vuolsi così colà dove si puote ciò che si vuole e più non dimandare."

Question 4

Why did director Pier Paolo Pasolini later disown this film and his Trilogy of Life?

Accepted Answer

Pasolini felt their commercial success betrayed his artistic vision.

Question 5

Who plays both the author Geoffrey Chaucer and serves as the film's director?

Accepted Answer

Pier Paolo Pasolini plays Geoffrey Chaucer and also directed the film.

The Canterbury Tales

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