(Boccaccio)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Music

Runtime:

88 minutes

Year:

1936

Directors:

Herbert Maisch

Production companies:

UFA

Actors:

Petruccio, Stadtschreiber

Fiametta, Petruccios Frau

Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara

Francesca, seine Frau

Verleger Calandrino

Crews:

Director