Decameron Nights Instant
: Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this series by the theatre company 1927 turned their cancelled stage show into a dark, comic, and surreal audio experience for BBC Radio 3.
One of the most notable versions is the 1953 film Decameron Nights , an anthology featuring three of Boccaccio's tales. The film stars Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan, who play multiple roles across the different stories. Decameron Nights
: Reviewers from The New York Times noted the film's bright settings and costumes but found the direction and script lacked the wit and "spicy comment" of the original source material. The BBC Radio Series (2014/2020) : Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this series
To understand these "Nights," it helps to look at Boccaccio’s original The Decameron : : Created during the COVID-19 pandemic