Fellini - Satyricon (1969)

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Petronius (book)
Federico Fellini (writer) ...

Release Date:

11 March 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.

Plot:

In first century Rome, two student friends, Encolpio and Ascilto, argue about ownership of the boy Gitone...

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Mysticism | Emperor | Homosexuality | Whale

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Martin Potter	...	Encolpio
Hiram Keller	...	Ascilto
Max Born	...	Gitone
Salvo Randone	...	Eumolpo
Mario Romagnoli	...	Trimalcione (as Il Moro)
Magali Noël	...	Fortunata
Capucine	...	Trifena
Alain Cuny	...	Lica
Fanfulla	...	Vernacchio
Danika La Loggia	...	Scintilla
Giuseppe Sanvitale	...	Abinna
Genius	...	Liberto arricchito
Lucia Bosé	...	La matrona
Joseph Wheeler	...	Il suicida
Hylette Adolphe	...	La schiavetta

Also Known As:

Fellini Satyricon (UK) (USA)
Satyricon (France) (International: English title) (short title)
The Degenerates

Runtime:

128 min | 138 min (original version)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Latin | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Trivia:

Gian Luigi Polidoro registered the title "Satyricon" for his movie first. Federico Fellini fought to use the title for his movie but lost the case. Subsequently the title was changed to "Fellini Satyricon".

Quotes:

Trifena: Venus favours marriages held at sea.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000)

stunning images, but not everybody's cup of tea

This is by far not the best film I've ever seen, but it is probably the most important film I've ever seen. I saw it for the first time when it came out in 69, when I was 16. Before then, I was only marginally interested in films. Something to while away the time. And then I saw Satyricon. And life has never been the same ever since. All of a sudden I realised that film was more than simply recording images, all of a sudden it dawned on me that cinema could be art. Now, maybe Satyricon isn't great art, but to me at that time it was overwhelming. I'm sure other films have had this same catalytic effect on other people. Satyricon got me hooked on film, and I never looked back. I saw the film again about 10 years ago. I was amazed how it was still capable of exiting me. In spite of its wooden acting, its cardboard backgrounds, the unsynchronized lip movements this is amazing movie magic.