Paolo taviani and vittorio taviani in cesare deve morire 2012 cosimo rega and giovanni arcuri in cesare. The film tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. The actors are all mobtied drug dealers and murderers, serving time in prison. There are currently twentyseven videos available for the film, of which two are trailers, as listed below. A new international trailer for war for the planet of the apes teases the showdown between caesar and the colonel woody harrelson. The wonder and pride for the play do not always free the inmates from the exasperation of being incarcerated. Caesar was an evolved chimpanzee, the leader of the ape army, the king of the ape colony and the patriarch of the royal ape family. Even changing the original dialogues into todays slang did not affect the accuracy of shakespeares message. May 09, 2012 winner of the golden bear at the berlinale, this powerful dramawithinadrama blends fiction and documentary in the staging of shakespeares julius caesar in a prison in modernday rome. The convicts are liberated by appearing in the play.
Even in their 80s, brothers behind the camera the new. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The prisoners rough faces and darting eyes, the crooked. The movie demonstrates that shakespeares plays were structured in such a. The film comfortably straddles the line between fiction and nonfiction, and. Robinson, glenda farrell, and douglas fairbanks jr. Just for a record, this one is definitely one of my favorite, simply. Julius caesar 1950 film julius caesar 1953 film julius caesar 1970 film k. The film was made in romes rebibbia prison, where the inmates are preparing to. Now walla isnt expensive mere cents per wal but in julius. The lights dim on the actors and they become prisoners once again as they are.
Even cassius, one of the main characters, one of the. Julius caesar a great roman general and senator, recently returned to rome in triumph after a successful military campaign. The film goes back several months earlier as the coordinators announces the play as the programs production of the year. As they rehearse, the prisoners, mostly long termers incarcerated for mafiarelated crimes, find that the classic play has both a striking resonance and contrast to their confined. I passed by countless tourists wielding tecate tallboys and squinting behind cheap sunglasses who were no doubt completely unaware of the film festival taking place inside the giant mall at the north end of the downtown harbor. Little caesar is a 1931 american precode crime film distributed by warner brothers, directed by mervyn leroy, and starring edward g. Caesar was also the biological son of the late alpha and the late bright eyes, the adoptive son of will rodman and caroline aranha, the adoptive grandson of the late charles rodman, the. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. The quasidocumentary has at its heart the reenactment of shakespeares tragedy, julius caesar.
Mar 02, 2012 no matter, it was a thoroughly great way to start the sydney film festival. Cesare deve morire is a 2012 italian drama film directed by paolo and vittorio taviani. War for the planet of the apes international trailer. Pages in category films based on julius caesar play the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. The film was made in romes rebibbia prison, where the prisoners are preparing to stage shakespeares julius caesar. Ever since i discovered art this cell has truly become a prison. The fact that this was a script within a script set in a prison using some real life prisoners didnt detract from anything in this film for me i go to the cinema generally looking for a story, a fabrication, an unreality dressed in reality.
Caesar was the main protagonist of the planet of the apes reboot series. A performance of shakespeares julius caesar has just ended amidst much applause. The film starts and finishes with colour footage of the allmen troupe, incongruously robed and armed with wooden knives, before travelling back to black and. Such changes rather sterilize the plays and corrupt their inner dimension e. The taviani brothers are no opportunists, and theyre in it for real. Even in their 80s, brothers behind the camera the new york times sections home search skip to content. The movie, after all, is set in an italian prison and cast almost entirely with real inmates. In rebibbia prison in italy, its inmate theatre program puts on a well received production of william shakespeares julius caesar.
Julius caesar is brought back to life but this time on a stage inside a prison. The lights dim on the actors and they become prisoners once again as they are accompanied back to their cells. Therefore i have to perform much more research in order to discuss their own design or even expound on the close to sixty many years lengthy walk oflife. The wonder and pride for the play do not always free the inmates from the exasperation of being incarcerated, and angry confrontations put the show in danger. A unique blend of narrative and documentary whilst the film is fully scripted. The fact that this was a script within a script set in a prison using some real life prisoners didnt detract from anything in this film for me i go to the cinema generally looking for a. While his good friend brutus worries that caesar may aspire to dictatorship over the roman republic, caesar seems to show no such inclination, declining the crown several times. Julius caesar is brought back to life but this time on. Even in their 80s, brothers behind the camera the new york.
In an interplay between fact and fiction, stage and prison, they created one of the most humane films in recent memory. No matter, it was a thoroughly great way to start the sydney film festival. A docudrama about italian prisoners putting on a production of julius caesar never fully ignites, says peter bradshaw. Winner of the golden bear at the berlinale, this powerful dramawithinadrama blends fiction and documentary in the staging of shakespeares julius caesar in a prison in modernday rome. Shakespeares universal language helps the inmateactors to identify with their characters, but the path is long and full of anxiety, hope and play. This guide is useful for exploring topics including performing arts, psychology, law, citizenship and.
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