November 16 — Film Screening: Federico Fellini’s Satyricon (1970)
The IMA offers a free screening of the greatest film about the excesses of the Roman Empire (and excesses of the 1960s).
When: Friday, Nov 16 7:00 pm
Where: Indianapolis Museum of Art DeBoest Lecture Hall
Free
In the hands of Italian director Federico Fellini, Rome is the setting for excess and deviance—perhaps inspired by the abandon of the late sixties. Drawn from the resurrected text of Petronius’ Satyricon, both book and movie fall in fragments. The film loosely follows the adventures of Encolpio (Martin Potter) and Ascilto (Hiram Keller), as they fight over the favors of a slave boy. The characters endure or surrender without guilt or regret. Critic Roger Ebert writes: Fellini’s Satyricon is a film that “deals in visual excess like no other, showing a world of amorality, cruelty, self-loathing and passion.” Co-sponsored by the Indianapolis International Film Festival. 1970, directed by Federico Fellini, 128 minutes.
