Review of Satyricon (1969) by Katharine H — 05 Jul 2008

This movie is crazy and I can't pretend to understand it but I somehow liked it!

This review of Satyricon (1969) was written by Katharine H on 05 Jul 2008.

Satyricon has generally received positive reviews.

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Taught Satyricon (the dinner scene) this semester. Fellini's artistic interpretation of the whole story is excellent. One of my fav directors…

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