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As someone who's seen all of Pasolini's films I can definitely say without second thoughts The Canterbury Tales is his most comedic one. Some of the scenes - especially those with Ninetto Davoli were hilarious, and regardless if the hilarious parts had deeper meanings they made me smile. The acting is exactly how most Pasolini are so no performance was amazingly notable for me to put in here. Also, Franco Citti was apparently in this film, but like multiple times over I wasn't able to recognise him. Is this because he has a dissimilarity from primarily every appearance he does in Pasolini films? I'm not certain on that. Regardless, I'm sure if I saw this movie again I'd be able to recognise his face.
Asides from the casting, The Canterbury Tales is a film that is memorable in multiple ways for both its humor, stories, and pure aesthetic amongst multiple other key elements. Though no story contains a deep, thought provoking, intellectual message, I'm glad I saw it. However, on that note I wouldn't recommend it to someone who's just starting with Pasolini films, because they might get the impression from both this one and possibly Salò that they're all explicit, exploitive films that have no plot besides erotica. This just isn't literal and sheds a bad light on the meaning of many of his other films, which are primarily contrasting to each other and not only tell a different story, but have a different meaning. In conclusion, I give this one a now 6/10. It's a good movie but Pasolini undoubtedly has better ones.
