Caesar Must Die

Name: Caesar Must Die
Genre: Drama
Released: February 6, 2013
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 77

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Adopt Films | Release Date: February 6, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Inmates at a Rome's Rebibbia Prison perform Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Director: Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 76 min

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Farran Smith Nehme

Feb 7, 2013

Such is literature’s power that the cast is more at ease portraying ancient Romans than speaking as versions of themselves. Read full review

Film.com Jordan Hoffman

Feb 26, 2013

At 76 minutes, Caesar Must Die is more of an art piece than a thick steak of a feature film, but it maintains a fascinating hum from start to finish. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Feb 21, 2013

Caesar Must Die shows us in the starkest possible terms the electric power of drama to move and touch not only audiences but the actors who bring so much of themselves to their performances. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Feb 1, 2013

The result feels, like Shakespeare's play, at once ancient and dangerously new. Read full review

The Playlist Jessica Kiang

Feb 9, 2013

The film is undeniably moving at times, and there are moments of metatextual elegance that feel as though they tremble on the brink of genuine insight. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Feb 6, 2013

There’s an elemental, almost primitive quality to the Tavianis’ condensing that, at its most effective, dovetails with the prison’s severely circumscribed material reality, as if the high walls, barred windows and suffocating rooms were manifestations of the characters’ states of mind. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Feb 5, 2013

Though the Tavianis’ intent is clear—to comment on the thin line separating part and performer, as well as on the quite literally liberating powers of art—the meanings rarely emerge with any elegance or resonance. Hardly a dish fit for the gods. Read full review

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thiagoov

Dec 8, 2013

Beautiful, compelling and creative interpretation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The story is told in a straightforward way and we can sense the real emotions that overflow from the real prisoners who play the characters. All the strength of Shakespeare’s story is present in this film. TheBeautiful, compelling and creative interpretation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The story is told in a straightforward way and we can sense the real emotions that overflow from the real prisoners who play the characters. All the strength of Shakespeare’s story is present in this film. The imagery is beautiful and the dialogues were carefully selected.… Expand

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