The Dino De Laurentiis Company to Produce 'The Decameron,' Adapted From Giovanni Boccaccio's Literary Classic.

PR Newswire | July 7, 2003 | Copyright

LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Giovanni Boccaccio's enduring classic "The Decameron," whose ribald and picaresque tales went on to inspire works by Chaucer, Shakespeare and Keats among many others, is being developed as a feature film by The Dino De Laurentiis Company, it was announced today by Dino De Laurentiis.

Legendary filmmaker Dino De Laurentiis, along with his wife and partner Martha De Laurentiis, will produce the tale. Screenwriter David Leland ("Mona Lisa") is adapting the tale for the big screen. Boccaccio's tales have served as the inspiration for ...

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