Flower of the Arabian Nights (1974)
Original title: Il Fiore delle mille e una notte
dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini
The main story concerns an innocent young man, Nur-e-Din (Franco Merli), who comes to fall in love with a slave girl, Zumurrud (Ines Pellegrini), who selected him as her master. After a foolish error of his causes her to be abducted, he travels in search of her. Meanwhile Zumurrud manages to escape and, disguised as a man, comes to a far-away kingdom where she becomes king. Various other travellers who recount their own tragic and romantic experiences include stories of a young man who becomes enraptured by a mysterious woman on his wedding day, and a man who is determined to free a woman from a demon (Franco Citti). Interwoven are Nur-e-Din's continuous search for Zumurrud and his - mostly erotic - adventures. In the end he arrives at the far-away kingdom and is finally reunited with Zumurrud. The tales contain abundant nudity, sex, and slapstick humour.
Cast:
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Ninetto Davoli
Aziz
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Franco Citti
The Demon
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Franco Merli
Nur Ed Din
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Tessa Bouché
Aziza
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Ines Pellegrini
Zumurrud
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Margareth Clémenti
Aziz's mother
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Luigina Rocchi
Aziz's wife
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Alberto Argentino
Prince Shahzmah
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Francesco Paolo Governale
Prince Tagi
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Salvatore Sapienza
Prince Yunan
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Zeudi Biasolo
Zeudi
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Barbara Grandi
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Elisabetta Genovese
Munis
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Gioacchino Castellini
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Abadit Ghidei
Princess Dunya
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Christian Aligny
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Salvatore Verdetti
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Jocelyne Munchenbach
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Luigi Antonio Guerra
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Jeanne Gauffin Mathieu
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Francelise Noel
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Franca Sciutto
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Ali Abdulla
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Fessazion Gherentiel
Berhane
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Giana Idris
Giana
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Mohamed Ali Zedi