Certaldo, from Boccaccio's tricks to the pranks of "Amici Miei"

Certaldo is the Tuscan town where Giovanni Boccaccio, author of The Decameron, was born in 1313. His major work, which signed the beginning of Italian literature, is a collection of often humorous stories, like that of the tricksters Bruno and Buffalmacco, who make fun of their victim Calandrino. Tricks and pranks are now returning in Certaldo with the latest film shot there by director Neri Parenti, "Amici miei-come tutto ebbe inizio>". Produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis and starring Michele Placido, Giorgio Panariello, Paolo Hendel, Massimo Ghini and Christian De Sica, the film is a prequel of the famous "Amici miei" (My Friends) directed by Mario Monicelli in 1975, a comedy-drama movie that popularized the irreverent character of Tuscan people. The latest work by Neri Parenti is one more reason for visiting beautiful Certaldo, with its Pretorio Palace containing 15th and 16th century frescos, the 14th century church of Saints Michael and Jacopo and Boccaccio's native house.
Info: [www.turismo.intoscana.it/eng]