Satyricon 13 – Scene VIIc: Dinner with Trimalchio – Third Course

(Previously – Satyricon 12 – Scene VIIb: Dinner with Trimalchio – Second Course)

We’ve jumped ahead to a later point in the dinner from Trimalchio and Fortunata’s wild dance. Fellini really loves allowing a scene to reach a noisy crescendo and then immediately jump cutting to a quiet, calmer scene. It underscores the fragmentary nature of the narrative.

“On July 26th…” – This scene comes directly from the novel (section 53). Trimalchio’s accountant reads out the current tally of his business ac...