Satyricon (1969)

Directed by

Gian Luigi Polidoro

Genre

drama film, comedy film, fantasy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Italian film adapts a series of bawdy and satirical episodes from ancient Rome. It follows various characters through a fragmented, comedic, and debauched look at Roman excess.

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What happens

Satyricon, also named The Degenerates, is an Italian film from 1969 directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. Like the more famous version made by Federico Fellini, the film is loosely based on Petronius's work, Satyricon, a series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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