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From: Remi Category: Life Date: 15 March 2008 Time: 05:47 PM Review: 10 out of 100 stories from just before the Renaissance. Almost every story’s theme here was related to sex and how closely intertwined it was to people’s lives. Was strange to see sex so naturally portrayed, having grown accustomed to its artifice. The penalties were certainly high for illicit sex: death if you were poor, immediate marriage if you were rich. The décor, and the mood creation were splendidly done, not least the stiff, pink dresses some characters wore. Shame the mafia killed Pasolini, he could have done a lot more of these. Still, we have the Sopranos