Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini portrays a realistic and biblically sympathetic presentation of the Gospel.

The Gospel According to St. Matthew -- Pasolini portrays a realistic and biblically sympathetic presentation of the Gospel.

Director Pier Paolo Pasolini combines the heroics and hedonism of the classic Arabian tales with his dreamlike vision of bawdy pleasure and sublime sensuality to create Arabian Nights, the masterwork of his "Trilogy of Life." This carnal comic tale follows the adventures of slave girl Pelligrini as she rises to power in a great city, amidst some of the most compelling stories ever told.

Startling candor and ribald humor illuminate these classic tales of romance, deception, murder and lust. A host of lovers and pilgrims unite for a wonderful and at times unpredictable journey through Chaucer's medieval England.