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The film Pasolini didn't want you to see — literally.

Pasolini and the Secret Humiliation of Chaucer (2006)

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Overview

Documentary

Documentary about the making of Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Canterbury Tales (1972), and particularly focusing on the many edits and cut scenes that were made before the film's release.

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Chiesi excavates buried footage with scholarly obsession.

Editing

Reveals how scissors shaped erotic history.

Best for:Solo: Quiet night with your film school brain.·Streaming: Perfect deep-dive after watching Pasolini's trilogy.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Discusses and briefly shows Pasolini's explicit deleted scenes.
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Director

Roberto Chiesi

ReleasedJun 30, 2006
Runtime47m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Cineteca Bologna

Top Cast

Mimmo Cattarinich

Mimmo Cattarinich

Interviewee

Enzo Ocone

Enzo Ocone

Interviewee

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Interviewee (archive)

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Pasolini reportedly destroyed some negatives himself, making certain cuts permanently lost.

Cultural

This doc emerged during a 2000s reappraisal of Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life,' when critics finally took his genre films seriously.

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