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Boccaccio

The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.

Top Cast

  • Willy Fritsch

    Willy Fritsch

    Petruccio, Stadtschreiber

  • Heli Finkenzeller

    Heli Finkenzeller

    Fiametta, Petruccios Frau

  • Albrecht Schoenhals

    Albrecht Schoenhals

    Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara

  • Gina Falckenberg

    Gina Falckenberg

    Francesca, seine Frau

  • Paul Kemp

    Paul Kemp

    Verleger Calandrino

  • Fita Benkhoff

    Fita Benkhoff

    Bianca, seine Frau

  • Albert Florath

    Albert Florath

    Bartolomeo, Hauptmann

  • Ernst Waldow

    Ernst Waldow

    Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs

  • Vilma Bekendorf

    Vilma Bekendorf

    Gesellschafterin der Herzogin

Overview

The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.

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