The film is set in rebibbia prison suburb of rome, and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of julius caesar. This essay focuses primarily on the italian film cesare deve morire 2012, an adaptation and. Inmates at a highsecurity prison in rome prepare for a public performance of shakespeares julius caesar. Whilst this opening sequence is dominated by the deep reds of the costumes, what follows is in black and white. The film competed at the 62nd berlin international film festival where it won the golden bear. This is on the 34 star borderline for me, as what makes it likable is also what makes it lightweight. Cesare deve morire won the golden bear for best film at the berlinale 2012. In rebibbia prison in italy, its inmate theatre program puts on a well received production of william shakespeares julius caesar. Paolo taviani and vittorio taviani in cesare deve morire 2012 cosimo rega. The performance of shakespeares julius caesar comes to an end and the performers are rewarded with rapturous applause. Ever since i discovered art this cell has truly become a prison.
Best film, best direction, best producer grazia volpi, best editor, best sound. A theater director holds auditions for a production of shakespeares julius caesar among the prisoners serving long sentences for murder, drug trafficking, and mafiarelated activities. A performance of shakespeares julius caesar has just ended amidst much applause. A low budget theatre production is all this appears to be at first until we see the actors leave the stage and enter their cells. As part of a rehabilitative prison program, inmates in the high security wing of romes rebibbia prepare for a public performance of shakespeares julius caesar. And while its hard to tell just how much of the film involves simply pointing a camera at a group of. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. The lights dim on the actors and they become prisoners once again as they are accompanied back to their. The prisoners staging julius caesar did not have to be told what shakespeare meant. Julius caesar is brought back to life but this time on a stage inside a prison. Filmmakers paolo and vittorio taviani spent six months filming rehearsals for a stage production of julius caesar by prisoners of romes rebibbia. Even changing the original dialogues into todays slang did not affect the accuracy of shakespeares message. With cosimo rega, salvatore striano, giovanni arcuri, antonio frasca. After long and complex discussions, the selection committee, established at anica on behalf of the academy award, has selected the italian film that will compete at the oscars in america.
Cesare deve morire adalah sebuah film drama italia 2012 yang disutradarai oleh paolo dan vittorio taviani. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. This guide is useful for exploring topics including performing arts. Cesare deve morire international berlin film festival movie 2012 category. Salvatore striano sebagai bruto cosimo rega sebagai cassio giovanni arcuri sebagai cesare.
The film opens with a performance of shakespeares julius caesar. Cesare deve morire is a 2012 italian drama film directed by paolo and vittorio taviani. Its been done before mickey b 2007, for example, or the shakespeare behind bars 2005 documentary. For more information about this years foreign film submissions, be sure to check out film miserys detailed webpage. The actors are reallife incarcerated italian prisoners. The quasidocumentary has at its heart the reenactment of shakespeares tragedy, julius caesar.
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