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Giovanni Boccaccio(1313-1375)

  • Writer
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Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio was born in June 1313 in Certaldo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Little Hours (2017), Decameron Nights (1953) and Decameron n° 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972). He died on 21 December 1375 in Certaldo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
BornJune 1313
DiedDecember 21, 1375
BornJune 1313
DiedDecember 21, 1375
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John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)
The Little Hours
5.8
Movie
  • Writer
  • 2017
Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Decameron Nights (1953)
Decameron Nights
5.3
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1953
Decameron n° 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972)
Decameron n° 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio
5.0
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1972
The Decameron (1971)
The Decameron
7.0
Movie
  • Writer(as G. Boccaccio)
  • 1971

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  • Amar Chadha-Patel, Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Jessica Plummer, Douggie McMeekin, Karan Gill, Tanya Reynolds, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in The Decameron (2024)
    The Decameron
    6.4
    TV Series
    • based on novel
    • 2024
  • O Jardineiro do Convento/A Jardineira do Convento (2023)
    O Jardineiro do Convento/A Jardineira do Convento
    Short
    • original story
    • 2023
  • Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati, Sergio Castellitto, Enrico Lo Verso, Alessandro Sperduti, and Nico Toffoli in Dante (2022)
    Dante
    5.7
    • essay
    • 2022
  • John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)
    The Little Hours
    5.8
    • based on "The Decameron" by
    • 2017
  • Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)
    Wondrous Boccaccio
    5.8
    • stories
    • 2015
  • Decamerão, a Comédia do Sexo (2009)
    Decamerão, a Comédia do Sexo
    6.5
    TV Series
    • novel "Decameron"
    • 2009
  • La chambre obscure (2000)
    La chambre obscure
    5.1
    • based on an episode from "The Decameron"
    • 2000
  • Decameron: Tales of Desire
    5.9
    Video
    • novellas "The Decameron"
    • 1995
  • Lusty Liaisons II
    TV Movie
    • story (segments "The Tale of The Toe", "Two Great Friends", "The Mercenary Mistress")
    • 1994
  • Lusty Liaisons
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • story (segment "The Faithful Manservant")
    • 1994
  • Ruslana Pisanka in Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy (1994)
    Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy
    5.5
    • story
    • 1994
  • Tedaldo a Elisa
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 1991
  • Zálety konského handlíre
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Láska zlatnice Leonetty
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Softly from Paris (1986)
    Softly from Paris
    6.8
    TV Series
    • short story "La précaution inutile" (as Boccace)
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • G. Bocaccio
  • Born
    • June 1313
    • Certaldo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • December 21, 1375
    • Certaldo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Other works
    (November 15 to December 29, 1974) His stories, "The Decameron," was dramatized as "Boccaccio" by Kenneth Cavander in the Arena Stage Theatre production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C. Richard Peaslee was composer. Gene Lesser was director.
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    • 3 Portrayals

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    Had a step-brother, Francesco (born c. 1320).
  • Quotes
    They ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise" [on victims of the plague]

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