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Movie poster: The Roman Orgy (1911)
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The Roman Orgy

1911 · 8 min History Drama
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.

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Original Title L'Orgie romaine
Year 1911
Country France
Genre History, Drama
Director Louis Feuillade
Runtime 8 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative through visual extravagance and grotesque tableaux, relying on historical accounts of decadence. It explores the theme of absolute power divorced from morality via a single, symbolic act of violence.

What lingers after viewing is not spectacle, but a disquieting parable of corruption, where opulence merely frames the barbarism. The chaos depicted feels like the inevitable culmination of mad rule. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Louis Feuillade

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In dim light, with historical context. As an early cinema document.

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