Cesare Deve Morire
- Alternative title
- Caesar Must die
- Synopsis
- Documentary. A performance of scenes from Julius Caesar by inmates of the Roman maximum security prison Rebibbia. One of them comments: ‘Ever since I discovered art this cell has truly become a prison’. Filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani spent six months following rehearsals for this stage production; their film demonstrates how the universality of Shakespeare’s language helps the actors to understand their roles and immerse themselves in Shakespeare’s interplay of friendship and betrayal, power, dishonesty and violence. The film does not dwell on the crimes the men have committed in their ‘real’ lives, but draws parallels between the play and the contemporary world. The film is shot mainly in black and white.
- Language
- Italian (Standard)
- Country
- Italy
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2012
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- drama therapy; prisoners; prisons; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Untrained actors; Auditions
Credits
- Director
- Paolo Taviani; Vittorio Taviani
- Cinematographer
- Simone Zampagni
- Screenplay
- Paolo Taviani; Vittorio Taviani
- Music
- Carmelo Travia; Giulano Taviani
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £15.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 76 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Production Company
Distributor
Available from retail outlets
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
New Wave Films
- info@newwavefilms.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.newwavefilms.co.uk/contact.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3178 7096
- Fax
- 020 3008 6171
- Address
- 10 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8RL
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