Fellini Satyricon story
Fellini Satyricon, or simply Satyricon, is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius's work Satyricon, written during the reign of Emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. The film is divided into nine episodes, following Encolpius and his friend Ascyltus as they try to win the heart of a young boy named Gitón within a surreal and dream-like Roman landscape.
26 total · 5 major · 21 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | major | The story centered on the two friends Encolpius and Ascyltus as they both tried to win the heart of the teenage boy Gitón. |
| life in the ancient Greco-Roman world | major | A view of life in Imperial Rome during the reign of Nero is presented to the viewer. |
| male homosexuality | major | The story concerns Encolpius and his adolescent male lover Gitón, as well as several other flamboyantly gay relationships. |
| master and slave | major | Gitón was the slave boy of Encolpius (and also possibly of Ascyltus). Ascyltus sold Gitón to the actor Vernacchio who was using Gitón to perform in a lewd play. A master granted his slaves their freedom before taking his own life. |
| romantic love | major | Both Encolpius and Ascyltus were besotted with the effeminate teenage boy Gitón. |
| acting | minor | Vernacchio ran a theater. |
| Ancient Roman mythology | minor | There was a temple to Ceres. A battle between Theseus and the Minotaur was reenacted for entertainment with Encolpius as Theseus. |
| cannibalism | minor | Eumolpus' heirs consumed his corpse. |
| coping with sexual dysfunction | minor | Encolpius subjected himself to a strange ritual in an effort to get the fire back in his loins. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | A woman in a tomb was weeping over the body of her recently deceased husband. |