Long live harmless perversity! I think Petronius would have been more than happy with Fellini’s interpretation of his novel – so demented and ironic. It is true, nonetheless, that the Roman arbiter elegantiarum was less morbid in his writing. Fellini, in contrast with Petronius, turns the humour of ‘Satyricon’ into the dementia of a wild bacchanalia
In other words – the ‘Satyricon’ of Petronius is a work of art — and that of Fellini is a completely different work of art. I somehow believe those two artists would have made a nice pair, they would have completed each other. xD
But the movie isn’t something I would be willing to watch twice! Once is more than enough for me (and those weak of heart)!
Ah, I just remembered! Fellini seems to be drawing some of his inspiration from the German Expressionists – queer environments (like the city – of Rome, presumably) and colours which create a sort of unease. It could, of course, be just my imagination, the result of my having watched too many 1920s movies, but I don’t believe so. [Maybe that's why I liked Fellini's production so much. 
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