Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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. Films like this are a reminder of how machine-made and limited recent product has become.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Aug 2001
fresh:
It is a surreal epic that, I confidently believe, will outlive all its interpretations.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Those who don't weaken and bolt for the door experience a one-of-a-kind visual adventure they are unlikely to forget.
– Louis B. Parks,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
rotten:
A shallow, hypocritical film, without a glimmer of genuine creativity.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Sep 2008
fresh:
Federico Fellini presents an incredible fresco-like vision of Rome's social structure 2,000 years ago in which survival and pleasure were man's sole motivating forces.