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Fellini Satyricon
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Synopsis
Federico Fellini makes his most decadent, undisciplined work in this free adaptation of Petronius' famous farcical chronicle of ancient Roman life. The film opens with Encolpio (Martin Potter) vying with his friend Ascilto (Hiram Keller) for the affections of a young effeminate lad named Gitone (Max Born). When the youth chooses his rival or him, Encolpio begins a journey that has him encountering Romans of every stripe and color. He drops in on an orgy thrown by Trimalchio (Mario Romagnoli), a wealth-loving ex-slave who has spurned his wife in favor of a pleasures of a young boy; he toils on a slave galley, fighting off the advances of Lichas (Alain Cuny) -- the ship's burly wall-eyed captain; he steals an albino hermaphrodite demi-god who is reputed to be able to tell the future; and fails to summon the enthusiasm to make love to a whore-priestess. Along the way, we witness a parade of prostitutes in ancient Rome's pleasure quarters; watch performance by Vernacchio (Fanfulla), an actor whose on-stage specialties include farting and public amputation; and the wonton devouring of a human corpse for financial gain. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Cast

Hylette Adolphe Slave Girl
Max Born Giton
Lucia Bosé Wife
Capucine Tryphaena
Alain Cuny Lichas
Hiram Keller Ascyltus
Tanya Lopert Empress
Donyale Luna Denothea
Elisa Mainardi Ariadne
Magali Noël Fortunata
Martin Potter Encolpius
Salvo Randone Eumolpus
Mario Romagnoli Trimalchio
Luigi Montefiore Minotaur
Joseph Wheeler Husband

Production Crew

Danilo Donati Art Director
Giorgio Giovannini Art Director
Luigi Scaccianoce Art Director
Gaius Petronius Book Author
Giuseppe Rotunno Cinematographer
Andrew Rudin Composer (Music Score)
Carlo Rustichelli Composer (Music Score)
Ilhan Mimaroglu Composer (Music Score)
Nino Rota Composer (Music Score)
Tod Dockstader Composer (Music Score)
Danilo Donati Costume Designer
Federico Fellini Director
Ruggero Mastroianni Editor
Rino Carboni Makeup
Alberto Grimaldi Producer
Danilo Donati Production Designer
Bernardino Zapponi Screenwriter
Brunello Rondi Screenwriter
Federico Fellini Screenwriter
Danilo Donati Set Designer
Adriano Pischiutta Special Effects
Year: 1970
Runtime: 129
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Produzioni Europee Associati
United Artists

Release
September 03, 1969 (Italy)

Awards
1969 - Best Foreign Film - Foreign Language - Golden Globe
1969 - Best Foreign Film - Foreign Language - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1970 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle