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Fellini Satyricon

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Length

2h00

Language

English

Audience

Adults

Type

French subtitles

Type of activity

Film

Mode

In Person
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March 27-28, 2026

As a complement to the exhibition The Torlonia Collection: Masterpieces of Roman Sculpture, Cinéma du Musée, in collaboration with the MMFA, presents “Ancient Rome: The Great Classics,” a series of sword-and-sandal films set in Roman antiquity, a world of power games, intrigue and excesses.

 

PROGRAM

Fellini Satyricon

Two young Romans, Encolpius and Ascyltus, argue over ownership of the teenage slave Giton. The boy chooses Ascyltus and goes with him. After attending an extravagant banquet hosted by a wealthy freedman, Encolpius is imprisoned by Lichas, the emperor’s purveyor of pleasures, and finds himself in captivity with Ascyltus and Giton. After the fall of the emperor leads to their release, Encolpius and Ascyltus embark on various adventures. Ascyltus is killed, while Encolpius, rendered impotent, struggles to regain his virility. (Mediafilm)

  • March 27 at 7 p.m.
    Historical context and presentation: Marie-Adeline Le Guennec, professor of history, Université du Québec à Montréal
  • March 28 at 12 p.m.

MMFA members get 25% off ticket prices.

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Language: Original version with French subtitles
Director:
Federico Fellini
Year: 
1969
Lenght: 
128 min

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS

A collaboration between Cinéma du Musée and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Associate programming

Major Patrons
Fondation de la Chenelière and Fondation Ariane Riou et Réal Plourde

Patron
The Molson Foundation

Exhibition

Presenting Sponsor
Hydro-Québec

Patrons
Sabino and Clara Grassi, and Giovanni and Ginette Di Schiavi

In collaboration with
Tourisme Montréal

With support from
Allen Maintenance / Controlnet, the Italian-Canadian Community Foundation and Burgundy Asset Management

Partners of Fondazione Torlonia
Fondazione Bvlgari and Chiomenti

Public Partners
Conseil des arts de Montréal and Gouvernement du Québec

Official Sponsors
Air Canada, Air Canada Cargo and Denalt Paints

Media Partners
Bell and
La Presse

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