Original title: Cesare deve morire
In Italian with English subtitles
F.Y.I.
William Shakespeare (April 1564 – April 1616) was born and
brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 and
began a successful career in London as an actor, writer and co-owner of a
company producing plays. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the
English language.
His early plays were mainly comedies then he began writing
tragedies and ultimately it was mostly romances at the end of his career. One
of his best known tragedies is Julius Caesar. Based on actual events it
portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator in 44BC and the consequences
thereafter.
PRINCIPAL
CAST MEMBERS
Salvator Striano: Brutus
Cosimo Rega: Cassius
Giovanni Arcuri: Caesar
Antonio Frasca: Mark Antony
REVIEW
The cast are not trained professionals and did not come
together as a group because of their acting ability. Instead they are all
criminals serving time in an Italian maximum security prison. However they do
an admirable job as the film follows their rehearsals prior to the actual stage
performance of Julius Caesar.
Clearly this will appeal to those who enjoy Shakespeare’s
plays; others will probably take a pass.
CLASSIFICATION
for one scene of violence.
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