Big Screen RomeJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009 M02 9 - 288 pages Big Screen Rome is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity.
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... scene of the crucifixion while Demetrius (Victor Mature) watches The Robe. Diana (Jean Simmons) receives the robe from Marcellus (Richard Burton) after Caligula (Jay Robinson) sentences him to death Ben-Hur. Boyhood friends Messala ...
... scene of the crucifixion while Demetrius (Victor Mature) watches The Robe. Diana (Jean Simmons) receives the robe from Marcellus (Richard Burton) after Caligula (Jay Robinson) sentences him to death Ben-Hur. Boyhood friends Messala ...
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... scene of Roman epic films, and to Brigitte Lee, who offered graceful and timely suggestions to polish the finished manuscript. All the staff members at Blackwell who worked on this book merit my thanks and praise for their diligence. I ...
... scene of Roman epic films, and to Brigitte Lee, who offered graceful and timely suggestions to polish the finished manuscript. All the staff members at Blackwell who worked on this book merit my thanks and praise for their diligence. I ...
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... scenes, such as chariot races, banquets, and parades, are lampooned in these comic films in order to expose the overt sexuality and brutality lurking behind the proper conventions of the supposedly noble Roman epic film. Each film is ...
... scenes, such as chariot races, banquets, and parades, are lampooned in these comic films in order to expose the overt sexuality and brutality lurking behind the proper conventions of the supposedly noble Roman epic film. Each film is ...
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... scenes for selected study and clear up questions about the narrative. Next comes a synopsis of the film's ancient background, detailing the real historical context suggested by the narrative of the film. In the case of the dramatic, and ...
... scenes for selected study and clear up questions about the narrative. Next comes a synopsis of the film's ancient background, detailing the real historical context suggested by the narrative of the film. In the case of the dramatic, and ...
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... scene of the film, Princess Ann speaks at a press conference to bid goodbye to the city of Rome, as well as to Joe, who is among the press corps assembled in the great hall of the embassy. Her advisors remind her to make the proper ...
... scene of the film, Princess Ann speaks at a press conference to bid goodbye to the city of Rome, as well as to Joe, who is among the press corps assembled in the great hall of the embassy. Her advisors remind her to make the proper ...
Contents
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Chapter 2 The Robe 1953 | 34 |
Chapter 3 BenHur 1959 | 59 |
Chapter 4 Spartacus 1960 | 89 |
Chapter 5 Cleopatra 1963 | 121 |
Chapter 6 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 | 159 |
Chapter 7 Monty Pythons Life of Brian 1979 | 176 |
Chapter 8 History of the World Part I 1981 The Roman Empire Sequence | 194 |
Chapter 9 Gladiator 2000 | 207 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index | 262 |
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actor Alexandria American ancient Roman Antoninus Antony Antony’s arena Arrius audience Augustus Batiatus battle Ben-Hur Brian Brooks Caesar Caesarion Caligula character chariot race Christian cinematic Cleese Cleopatra Colosseum comedy comic Commodus contemporary Crassus crowd death Demetrius depiction Diana director Draba earlier epic films early Egypt Egyptian Elley emperor epic films Esther father fight film’s Fitzgerald Forum freedom Funny Thing Happened Gallio genre Gladiator gladiatorial Gracchus hero historical Hollywood imperial Jesus Juba Judaea Judah later legions Lucilla Lucius Lygia man’s Marcellus Marcus Aurelius Maximus Messala military modern movie musical narrative Nero Nero’s novel Octavian Oscar palace Petronius Pilate played plot political Pompey Poppaea popular Praetorian Praetorian Guard Proximo Pseudolus Pythons Quo Vadis rebel reign Robe role Roman Empire Rome Rome’s scene Senate sequence sexual slave soldiers Solomon Spartacus spectacle star story Taylor television tells theme Tiberius Tigellinus traditional Varinia victory viewers visual Wyke