Italian Classic Movies That You NEED To Know - FELLINI SATYRICON (1969)

In this episode, which is part of my series, ITALIAN CLASSIC MOVIES THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, we reviewed FELLINI SATYRICON (1969), which was directed by Federico Fellini and starred Martin Potter, Hiram Keller and Capucine.
My guest is Duke Haney who wrote a fantastic book called "Death Valley Superstars", which I highly recommend getting.
Duke and I not only review the film but also discuss the making of it.
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[@johnkrieger185]

Duke, I love the painting of Rimbaud convalescing from his bullet wound.

[@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies]

Good eye !

[@ironduke2000]

Thanks. I'm shocked that somebody out there ID'd it! But, of course, if it were anybody, it would be the sort of person who savors art-house cinema. I mean, these areas -- film, literature, painting, etc. -- intersect, right?

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

I saw Fellini's Satyricon circa 1980 in a now-defunct arthouse cinema and it was quite the experience. That said, I much prefer Petronius' (or whomever's) original source book. It seems even more wild and depraved to me.

[@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies]

I'll have to read the book someday.

[@johnkrieger185]

Not the best Fellini, of course, but I have to admit I was engrossed with all the beautiful imagery. Fellini was a maestro.

[@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies]

Absolutely!

[@pauloalmeida3243]

Ciao, Roberto,
My compliments on your convo with Duke in terms of thoughtful content and coherent editing, if Duke was right to anticipate a need for you to provide order. I think the exchange of ideas was appropriate to the fragmentary intention of FF when presenting Satyricon. In fact, at my first viewing a few years after initial release, the final scene of Encolpio transformed into a fragment of a fresco made Satyricon one of my favorite films, and along with the contemporaneas 2001, these films opened my mind to how I looked and thought about movies.
So interesting that you commented on Satyricon as Fellini's sci-fi because I heard somewhere that his original intention was to present the film in Latin to add to the alien effect, but the producers objected.
Also, I recall that, in the film Roma, there's a scene about escalating catacombs where the frescos fade when exposed to fresh air ... like dreams fade when waking.
Great listening to you. Keep up the good work.

[@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you liked it.

[@culturefan]

I don't understand the scoffing at the IMDb comments. They don't have the the space or whatever for a full reviews nor is it supposed to be. It's a quick brief thumbnail about films. That aside I enjoyed the chat.

[@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies]

Thanks for watching!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

He scoffed at it because it's an ass summary.