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EVENTS

Arabian Nights

Date: Sunday, 2nd November 2008
Venue: Hyde Park Picture House
Time: 10pm

This lush anthology of erotic tales was filmed in four countries (Iran, Nepal, Yemen, and Eritrea) over a period of more than two years. Completing the Pasolini’s Trilogy of life Arabian Nights is, perhaps, the most controversial of the lot, engendering reactions from admiration to dismissal. The connecting story deals with Mur el-Din, a prince searching for his slave girl lover, Zumurrud, who has been kidnapped, only to disguise herself as a man, take a wife, and become ruler of a great city. Mur el-Din's quest carries him to the ends of his known world, where he listens to several stories of carnality and betrayal.

Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italy, 1974
Duration: 155mins
Starring: Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Tessa Bouché
Dubbed into English

SHORT FILM

Poupon Rose
dir: Serge de Cotret, 2007, Canada, 3 min