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La voluttuosa regina d'Egitto conduce Giulio Cesare e Marco Antonio alla deriva tra le scene dello splendore DeMilliano.La voluttuosa regina d'Egitto conduce Giulio Cesare e Marco Antonio alla deriva tra le scene dello splendore DeMilliano.La voluttuosa regina d'Egitto conduce Giulio Cesare e Marco Antonio alla deriva tra le scene dello splendore DeMilliano.
- Vincitore di 1 Oscar
- 2 vittorie e 4 candidature totali
Ian Maclaren
- Cassius
- (as Ian MacLaren)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
- Glabrio
- (scene tagliate)
Jayne Regan
- Lady Vesta
- (as Jane Regan)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizWhen Cecil B. DeMille was in pre-production on this film, he asked to screen the original Cleopatra (1917) with Theda Bara. No prints could be found in Los Angeles, so a copy was borrowed from the Fox office in New York. After DeMille viewed the film, it was sent back to Little Ferry, NJ. On 7/9/37 a fire at the storage facility destroyed almost all of Fox's known archived prints, most likely including "Cleopatra". The screening for DeMille's company, on 2/15/34, may have been the last time anyone saw the legendary film. However, on September 14, 2023, 42 seconds of extremely rare footage of the final act in which Cleopatra prepares to die as the Roman Legion marches upon her palace was procured from a 1920's toy film projector and presented on YouTube.
- BlooperThe main doors to Cleopatra's chambers have modern metal hinges.
- Versioni alternativeThe movie was released in Germany with German direction by Kurt Bleines and German dialogue by Helmut Brandis and Helena von Fortenbach.
- ConnessioniEdited into Spisok korabley (2008)
Recensione in evidenza
Was Demille more daring than any other director or was he just clueless? What does one say when the curtains close on Antony and Cleopatra and suddenly the screen erupts with more sexual symbols than any moment in Hollywood's history? From the phallic symbols (oars) to the yonic symbols (curtains) until finally both orgasmically mesh together in a final combination (a drummer with his drum), the scene tells us we're viewing the artistry of a kinky genius or a shameless carney.
And along with the jawdropping visuals, the film is crammed with juicy Demille-like dialog. Unlike other Demille films, this one has a wonderful cast to deliver his unique oneliners, and there are so many. My own favorites are the moments of dumbdowned Shakespeare. Instead of speaking of Cleopatra's "infinite variety" we are told she is always "many colored" and, of course, instead of "Et tu, Brute?" we get, "You? You too, Brutus?" What can you say about a movie in which Julius Ceasar says "Nope" to his senators? Nothing. One can only savor every delicious moment of camp that only a Demille could serve up.
The Taylor/Burton version is more spectacular, more intelligent, and more historical, but for those who relish kitsch--and this story always lends itself to it--this version is the best.
And along with the jawdropping visuals, the film is crammed with juicy Demille-like dialog. Unlike other Demille films, this one has a wonderful cast to deliver his unique oneliners, and there are so many. My own favorites are the moments of dumbdowned Shakespeare. Instead of speaking of Cleopatra's "infinite variety" we are told she is always "many colored" and, of course, instead of "Et tu, Brute?" we get, "You? You too, Brutus?" What can you say about a movie in which Julius Ceasar says "Nope" to his senators? Nothing. One can only savor every delicious moment of camp that only a Demille could serve up.
The Taylor/Burton version is more spectacular, more intelligent, and more historical, but for those who relish kitsch--and this story always lends itself to it--this version is the best.
- patrick.hunter
- 10 apr 2001
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