| Travel to the Emperor Nero's Rome in this erotic and entertaining
adaptation of Petronius's text, created by Italian director Federico
Fellini (8 1/2). Filled with delicious decadence and elaborate,
exquisite sets, this lush film is a modern Roman look at the ancient
Roman past. Criterion's CAV special edition features:
- Ciao, Federico!, an hour-long BBC documentary on the making of the
film. Check out Roman Polanski's and Sharon Tate's surprise visit to
the set!
- The original theatrical trailer
- Excerpts from
Petronius' Satyricon
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Italy film school
1969
color 129 min.
