{"product_id":"criterion-collections-trilogy-of-life-blu-ray","title":"Trilogy of Life","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrilogy of Life — The Criterion Collection (3-Disc Blu-ray)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScene Setting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEXT. MEDIEVAL VILLAGE — LATE AFTERNOON.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA priest looks suspicious. A young couple disappears behind a curtain. Somewhere, Chaucer is taking notes. Pier Paolo Pasolini's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrilogy of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has arrived, and respectable society has several complaints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree films. Several centuries of human misbehavior. Very little shame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItalian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini turns medieval literature into a gloriously indecent cinematic affair with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrilogy of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a three-film collection featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1972), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1974).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from the works of Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Pasolini assembles a procession of lustful peasants, corrupt clergymen, mischievous lovers, and people making exceptionally poor decisions in the name of pleasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath the nudity, irreverent comedy, and religious provocation lies a pointed critique of consumer culture and sexual hypocrisy. Production design by Dante Ferretti and music by Ennio Morricone give these unruly stories a remarkable visual and musical character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented by The Criterion Collection in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree-disc Blu-ray box set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrilogy of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes digital restorations of all three films, documentaries, interviews, deleted scenes, and essays examining Pasolini's provocative vision of humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot recommended for the easily scandalized. Particularly those with a fondness for medieval clergy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms Included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Decameron (1971):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Boccaccio's fourteenth-century tales become a disorderly collection of sexual escapades, grave robbers, mischievous nuns, and religious satire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Canterbury Tales (1972):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eight stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's literary classic, featuring lust, deception, and a particularly unpleasant vision of hell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArabian Nights (1974):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An erotic interpretation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, following a young man's search for his beloved through stories of desire, adventure, and human folly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Highlights \u0026amp; Technical Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirector:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pier Paolo Pasolini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Criterion Collection, spine #631\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blu-ray box set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestoration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New digital restorations of all three 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Corral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisual essays by film scholars Patrick Rumble and Tony Rayns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with production designer Dante Ferretti, composer Ennio Morricone, and film scholar Sam Rohdie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Pier Paolo Pasolini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lost Body of Alibech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2005), a documentary examining a lost sequence from 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