Shown: January 18, 2013 at 6pm
Director : Pier Paolo Pasolini
Country : Italy
Release Date : 1974
Duration : 130 mins
Language : Italian
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : GRAND PRIX SPÉCIAL DU JURY AT 1974 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
A lyrical and sensuous cinematic treatment from one of the world’s greatest film-makers, of stories from The Thousand and One Nights, filmed in Yemen, Ethiopia, Iran and Nepal. Pasolini focuses on the book’s more erotic tales, framed by the story of a young man’s quest to reconnect with his beloved slave girl. Full of lustrous sets, costumes and stunning location photography, Arabian Nights is a fierce and joyous exploration of human sexuality. Engrossing, mysterious, profound and liberating. NB: Sexual content.
“Mildly erotic, slightly deranged, and beautifully entertaining, this is one of the Italian director’s finest works.” (Film4)