Inspired by the classic novel by Petronius (Emperor Nero'sofficial "arbiter of elegance"), Fellini Satyricon is a tourthrough the spectacle of Rome during Nero's reign. The loose plotfollows Encolpius in search of his male lover Giton, through an Empireof feast, festival, orgy and murder. "How this film moves forwardis its great joy. The events emerge directly from the well ofpre-incarnate memory. We see a real world. Fragments of a history revealthemselves. The CinemaScope format allows for a spaciousness withintense detail. The audience must actively explore the screen as Fellinihimself explores and discovers. Each cut is a gesture into the unknown.Each character is loved beyond our own 'moral' perspective."(Nathaniel Dorsky)