score by Ennio Morricone
Arabian Nights is the first and so far the only film of Pasolini I’ve seen. Il Decameron, that was shown in Filmoteca de Cantabria last month, doesn’t count: I went to see it on Friday afternoon, straight after work, and woke up refreshed after it had just finished. So much for the power of art.
This time, I had a go at Pasolini on Sunday, after a one-hour siesta and a coffee. It worked.
Featuring a host of gorgeous actors and shot in magnificent locations (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal and Yemen), the film remains a visual fest. I’d lose the (by now ridiculous) special effects though.
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