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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Theatrical Version, Trailers
Federico Fellini wrote and directed this tongue-in-cheek hymn to the "glories" of pagan times via a bizarre journey through the decadence and debauchery of Nero's Rome.
"A tour-de-force!" Los Angeles Times
"Crammed with excesses of every variety." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Italian Track | | English Track | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 9/7/2004 |
| Running Time: 129 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1969 | | Catalog ID: 1001740 | | UPC: 00027616860408 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Italian | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English Dubbed, Italian | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1971) | | | Federico Fellini, Nominee, Best Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A series of grotesque, haunting and humorous tableaux, the film...is also an unmatched feat of costume and set design--a fever dream of ancient Rome..." 01/26/2001 p.E20Chicago Sun-Times
"...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..." 07/27/2001 p.31 Sight and Sound
"...Brilliantly designed..." 07/01/2003 p.63 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 8 of 10
Opinions vary on merits of this visually stunning but overindulgent spectacle on ancient Rome, but if you love Fellini, you'll be more receptive than most viewers to his unique panorama of colorful and bizarre characters. - Leonard Maltin
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