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Satyricon

1969 · 129 min

A surreal, decadent fever dream of ancient Rome, visually stunning but emotionally distant and often grotesque.

Tagline
Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • corruption
  • sexuality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
Federico Fellini
Written by
Bernardino Zapponi, Federico Fellini
Starring
Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone, Mario Romagnoli, Magali Noël, Capucine, Fanfulla
Music
Nino Rota, Tod Dockstader
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime
129 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, Latin

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