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Virgin Territory 
Theatrical release posterDirected by David Leland Written by Giovanni Boccaccio (book)
David Leland
(screenplay)Starring Hayden Christensen
Mischa Barton
Tim RothMusic by Ilan Eshkeri Cinematography Ben Davis Distributed by The Weinstein Company Release date(s) July 23, 2008 (France) Running time 93 min Country United States
Italy
FranceLanguage English
RussianVirgin Territory is a 2007 romantic comedy film based upon Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It has also been known under the working titles The Decameron, Angels and Virgins, Guilty Pleasures and Chasing Temptation. The film's Italian title Decameron Pie pays tribute to both the title of the original source inspiration and to U.S. comedy film American Pie. The film was released in France on December 12, 2007 under the title Medieval Pie, and was released directly-to-DVD in the U.S. in August 2008.
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Plot
The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.
The Florentines are set to go to a villa that belonged to Pampinea's father to attend her wedding with Count Dzerzhinsky (cf. Felix Dzerzhinsky). Pampinea escapes to a convent to get away from everything that is going on and retain her chastity. At the convent she meets with Lorenzo who thinks Pampinea to be the most beautiful but is unaware that she is there. Pampinea kisses Lorenzo blindfolded and he falls in love with her. Pampinea sets out to the villa where she is to get married to Gerbino after he tricked her into believing that it was her father's wish to marry him. The priest marries them but then comes Count Dzerzhinsky to stop the wedding because he is the one who is supposed to marry Pampinea. Believing that Pampinea is Elissa he fights Gerbino and knocks his sword out of his hand. Then Lorenzo convinces the Count to let him fight Gerbino by the well. (Earlier Gerbino had been shown to be afraid of heights when Pampinea was leaning over the well.) While Lorenzo and Gerbino are sword fighting, Gerbino falls into the well and dies. Pampinea ends up with Lorenzo after he finds out that it was she who gave him the kiss and they live happily ever after. (The priest was not a real one to begin with.) The Count is with Elissa in the end as well.
Cast
- Hayden Christensen - Lorenzo de Lamberti
- Mischa Barton - Pampinea
- Tim Roth - Gerbino Dela Ratta
- Ryan Cartwright - Ghino
- Rosalind Halstead - Filomena
- Kate Groombridge - Elissa
- Christopher Egan - Dioneo
- Nigel Planer - Uncle Bruno
- Matthew Rhys - Count Dzerzhinsky
- Rupert Friend - Alessandro Felice
- Silvia Colloca - Sister Lisabetta
- Anna Galiena - The Abbess
- Elisabetta Canalis - Nun
- Craig Parkinson - Tindaro
See also
- Felix Dzerzhinsky of the Cheka
External links
Films directed by David Leland 1980s Wish You Were Here (1987) · Checking Out (1989)1990s The Big Man (1990) · The Land Girls (1998)2000s Concert for George (2003) · Virgin Territory (2007)Categories:- 2007 films
- American teen comedy films
- American sex comedy films
- English-language films
- 2000s romantic comedy films
- Films set in Florence
- Films set in the Middle Ages
- Direct-to-video films
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