Fellinis Satyricon (1969)

Fellinis Satyricon: Directed by Federico Fellini. With Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone. A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first century Rome.

“Iu0026#39;ve voted 8 out of 10 for Fellini Satyricon, but I can imagine that a few people may find that to be an overly indulgent grade. Actually, I know that a few people will feel that way — Iu0026#39;ve shown it to several friends, and they all agree it looks beautiful and manages to amuse on numerous occasions. But they donu0026#39;t get much more out of it. Thatu0026#39;s too bad for them. Aaaw yeah.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs Vincent Canby said in his review, from 1970 in the New York Times, u0026#39;Fellini Satyricon is its own justificationu0026#39;. This movie exists purely to engage on an aesthetic level. The surrealism, the carnival-of-life atmosphere, the monumental pageantry, the visual juxtaposition of beauty and ugliness, and the black humour are all the film possesses and are all it requires. I believe that Felliniu0026#39;s intention with this film was simply to entertain. And he was a master entertainer, no doubt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t expect much in the way of characterisation, of complex plot developments, or of nifty moral expression. This is a film that looks and sounds beautiful, and it manages to hold your interest (or mine anyway, I canu0026#39;t speak for everyone) for two brief hours by doing just that. Fellini = Godlike genius.”