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Fellini, SATYRICON (1969)

Is a 1969 Italian film by Federico Fellini. It is loosely based on the Petronius novel Satyricon,a series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. SYNOPSIS: 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. SCREENWRITER: Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi. ACTORS: Martin Potter, Max Born, Hiram Keller, Capucine, Gordon Mitchell, Salvo Randone, Magali Noel, Alain Cuny, Il Moro, Fanfulla, Joseph Wheeler, George Eastman, Lucia Bose. MUSIC: Nino Rota, Tod Dockstader, Ilhan Mimaroglu

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