this be certainly one of the most bizarre film ever make even for fellini . about the only one more bizarre be his satyricon . this be a two and a half hour romp through a strange nightmarish world of decadence and opulence and sexual challenge . sutherland make a curiously unappealing casanova and the odd going on in a series of unrelated vignette take from the great lover autobiography fail to engage the viewer . the art direction and costume design be however outstanding . the academy miss on not even nominate the former but do itself justice by reward an oscar for the latter . also nominate ( oddly ) be the disjointed and pointless and almost inacessible screenplay . go figure . the film on video be only 150 minute and 16 minute short of the original running time . this viewer be grateful .