Directed By:Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Written By:William Shakespeare, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Caesar Must Die
Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
85% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
15% Mixed
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Feb 7, 2013
100
Such is literature’s power that the cast is more at ease portraying ancient Romans than speaking as versions of themselves.
Feb 22, 2013
91
The ferocity of the performances is inextricable from the men’s real-life criminality. We are baffled, moved, and repulsed – often at the same time – by the elemental spectacle before us. In this metaprison drama, the prison bars are both illusory and unbreakable. Caesar Must Die chronicles an exalted entrapment.
Feb 22, 2013
80
“Ever since I discovered art,” laments one participant, “this cell has truly become a prison.”
Feb 1, 2013
80
The Taviani brothers, Paolo and Vittorio, have been blurring the line between reality and fiction in their films for six decades.
Feb 1, 2013
75
Deceptively modest on nearly all accounts, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Caesar Must Die employs seemingly minor directorial contrivances to ruminate on a unique quarrel.
Feb 5, 2013
70
Almost as much as the play itself, the rehearsals are staged; the inmates learning to act, then, are acting like inmates who are learning to act. This leads to some on-the-nose scenes in which they observe the parallels between the text and their own lives.
Feb 5, 2013
40
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.
User score
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
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6% Mixed
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Dec 8, 2013
8
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. The imagery is beautiful and the dialogues were carefully selected.
Production Company:
- Kaos Cinematografica
- Stemal Entertainment
- Le Talee
- La Ribalta-Centro Studi Enrico Maria Salerno
- Rai Cinema
Release Date:Feb 6, 2013
Duration:1 h 16 m
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Awards
David di Donatello Awards
• 5 Wins & 8 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 4 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 4 Nominations
