Fellini Satyricon [dvd] / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists ; a film produced by Alberto Grimaldi ; story and screenplay by Federico Fellini and Bernardino Zapponi ; directed by Federico Fellini.
Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Salvo Randone, Max Born, Capucine. Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1). Based loosely on the Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter. Includes original theatrical trailer. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. "MGM DVD."
Summary:
Fellini recreates the bawdy and lecherous days of Nero's reign in ancient Rome and its lack of concern with human dignity and obsession with perverse sex. The film is also an allegorical satire of the self-indulgence of modern society.
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