This is not an adverse criticism, but a notation of achievement. And with a prodigal gesture of futility, all of it is focused on Elizabeth Taylor, hopelessly out of her depth as a fishwife Cleopatra. But for this ambition to hold up, over the film's great footage, he needed a visual style which would be more than merely illustrative, dialogue really worth speaking, and actors altogether more persuasive. As the sets seem to grow bigger and bigger, so progressively the actors dwindle.
It should have been about three large people, but it lacked reality and passion. I found it vulgar. The website's consensus reads: " Cleopatra is a lush, ostentatious, endlessly eye-popping epic that sags collapses from a and how could it not?
It recaptured the number-one spot three weeks later, [] and proved to be the highest-grossing film of The film won four Academy Awards and was nominated for five more. This record was eclipsed in by Julie Andrews with costume changes in the film Star! The nomination was declared ineligible and could not be corrected in time for the awards ceremony.
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Martin Benson Ramos as Ramos. Herbert Berghof Theodotos as Theodotos. John Cairney Phoebus as Phoebus. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. In 48 B. To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus Cesare Danova , her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated.
Banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion Loris Loddi , is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the Queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns to Egypt.
The marriage satisfies no one. Cleopatra is infuriated, and Antony, tiring of his Roman wife, returns to Egypt. There he flaunts his liaison by marrying Cleopatra in a public ceremony. Sensing Antony's weakness, Octavian attacks and defeats his forces at Actium. Alarmed, Cleopatra withdraws her fleet and seeks refuge in her tomb. The motion picture the world has been waiting for! Biography Drama History Romance. Did you know Edit. Trivia Writer and director Joseph L.
Mankiewicz hoped that this movie would be released as two separate movies, "Caesar and Cleopatra," followed by "Antony and Cleopatra. Posted May 8, Allhallowsday Posted May 9, Posted May 9, Thread necromancy!
Sukhov Posted May 9, This type of release belongs on DVD where one can pause and catch up with it another time. NipkowDisc Posted May 21, Posted May 21, I like that movie and think it would be great at 6 hours.
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