The Dryden will screen Il fiore delle mille e una notte (Arabian Nights, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy/France 1974, 130 min., 35mm, Italian w/subtitles) as part of the Period Dramas series.

Adapting the ancient Arabic collection of stories One Thousand and One Nights, Pasolini creates an exotic, dreamlike utopia of sexual delights and endless possibilities. This globetrotting production breathtakingly showcases the landscapes of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Nepal, and Yemen. Arabian Nights is the third and final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, which also includes The Decameron (screening June 7) and The Canterbury Tales (June 8).

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Jun-5]