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Titus
1999
Adaptation of William Shakespeare's revenge play, Titus Andronicus. Read more
| Starring | Osheen Jones, Anthony Hopkins |
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| Director | Julie Taymor |
| Genres | Drama |
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Titus
Adaptation of William Shakespeare's revenge play, Titus Andronicus.
| Starring | Osheen Jones, Anthony Hopkins |
|---|---|
| Director | Julie Taymor |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Mar 2005 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Julie Taymor wowed Broadway with her musical version of Disney's The Lion King, and this epic retelling of Shakespeare's gory tragedy, based on another stage production, has a similar knockout impact. A shame the same attention lavished on the visual elements wasn't afforded to the performances, which range from the gruff (Anthony Hopkins's wronged Roman general, Titus) and the camp (Alan Cumming's Hitler-esque emperor, Saturninus) to the downright bizarre (Jessica Lange's Amazonian warrior queen, Tamora). Still, there are enough jaw-dropping scenes here to excuse the extravagant running time and Taymor's decision to give precedence to her elaborate design concept over the Bard's verse.
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Riven with strife - war and political intrigue, lust, revenge, cannibalism, you name it - Titus Andronicus has always... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Shakespeare teaches Peckinpah a thing or two
After the first 30 minutes I contemplated abandoning this movie but decided to stick with it only because there was nothing better on TV. I'm glad I did because by the end I thought it was a very intriguing and thought-provoking movie especially as I knew nothing about this Shakespearean story at all. This guy wrote more violently than Peckinpah or John Woo! Good performances all round (although Alan Cummings is a bit over the top!) and an interesting mix of ancient and modern sets and costumes. Give it a go but beware it gets very gory!
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
An awesome tragedy, better than reading the play
Titus Andronicus is rarely performed on stage and this is the only opportunity i have had to see it 'staged'. Reading the play left me unmoved because Revenge tragedies are not my usual thing, however the movie thoroughly illuminated the play for me- the cinematography is fantastic and Hopkins is ..well...awesome as Titus. The hairs on my neck stood up during the pitiful scene the play is famous for.
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