Saturday, July 28, 2012

Caesar Must Die (2012)


Caesar Must Die (2012)
Cesare deve morire (original title)
76 min
Country: Italy
Language: Italian

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Writers: William Shakespeare (excerpt from play Julius Caesar), Paolo Taviani (screenplay), Vittorio Taviani (Screenplay)

Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." (IMDB Page)

The Taviani brothers come with the camera in Rebibbia prison and "transform" the prisoners in subjects with a film project that evokes the neorealism of Pier Paolo Pasolini . The actors, all with sentences ranging from 15 years after release ever, find their freedom in the hours devoted to the tests, only to collide with reality when the guard closes the cell behind them. "Since I met the art, this cell has become a prison" is the symbolic phrase that is repeated by one of the protagonists, heavy words spoken by those who perhaps will never see freedom, but to the theater, even in hindsight are words aftertaste rhetoric do not add much to what the film says implicitly. (Cineblog.it)

Awards:
Golden Bear in Berlin Film Festival (2012)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Berlin Film Festival (2012) 
Nominated for Golden Globe, Italy- Best Director, Best Film

Ratings: 70% (Rotten Tomatoes Audience)
Read Review: Cineblog.it

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