Federico Fellini’s Satyricon (1969) is a surreal, episodic journey through Imperial Rome, loosely adapted from Petronius’s fragmented novel. It follows Encolpius (Martin Potter) and Ascyltus (Hiram Keller) as they quarrel over the boy Gitón (Max Born) and wander through grotesque, dreamlike episodes of decadence, violence, and myth, ending abruptly mid‑sentence to mirror the unfinished source text.
Seeming longer than its 129-minute running time, and with no discernible plot, the movie becomes a bit of a chore. However, the images stay with you.
Danilo Donati was responsible for the fantastic production design.
Cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno
Music: Nino Rota.
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75 Queer Films Made Under the Hays Code 1934-1967 – TheBrownees
75 Queer Films from the New Hollywood (1968-1980). – TheBrownees
