The final part of Pasolinis Trilogy of Life series, following The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales, was two years in the making. The locations – Yemen, Ethiopia, Iran, and Nepal – form a rich, exotic backdrop to these tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms.

Engrossing, mysterious, profound and liberating – Arabian Nights is an exquisitely dreamlike, sensuous interpretation of the original folk tales, praised by novelist and Arab scholar Robert Irwin as wonderful the only version made for adults.