In SATYRICON, Italian New Wave director Federico Fellini depicts the hedonistic, amoral, pre-Christian world of ancient Rome. Using the unfinished classical writings of Petronius as his guide, Fellini invents a dreamlike culture full of strange, distant characters and odd, grotesque events. Though the film lacks a definitive plot or narrative structure, its constants are Gitone (Max Born) and Encolpius (Martin Potter), whose unsavory encounters with sex, the theater, and religion are the film's focal point. Presenting a loosely structured episodic tale of decadence and depravity in ancient Rome, SATYRICON follows the adventures of two students as they negotiate their way through a variety of mishaps, dangers, and sexual encounters. What results is a bizarre journey through ancient Rome. This story is a perfect example of Fellini's accomplished skill in bringing fantasy to the screen.
Federico Fellini was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for FELLINI SATYRICON.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Italian
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Costume Designer
Danilo Donati: Costume & Production Designer, worked with Fellini, Pasolini
Review 1:
"...A series of grotesque, haunting and humorous tableaux, the film...is also an unmatched feat of costume and set design--a fever dream of ancient Rome..."
Source: New York Times
p.E20 01/26/2001
Review 2:
"...It is so much more ambitious and audacious than most of what we see today that simply as a reckless gesture, it shames these timid times..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.31 07/27/2001
Review 3:
"...Brilliantly designed..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.63 07/01/2003
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