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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Satyricon
Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.
1969 · 2h 9m · R
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Federico Fellini
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Satyricon
Overview
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
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78%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A shallow, hypocritical film, without a glimmer of genuine creativity.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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
Fresh
It is a surreal epic that, I confidently believe, will outlive all its interpretations.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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
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