Titus (1999)
Genre: Drama / Horror
Duration: 162 minuten
Country:
United States / Italy / United Kingdom
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Stars: Osheen Jones, Dario D'Ambrosi and Anthony Hopkins
IMDb score:
7,0 (22.219)
Releasedate: 25 December 1999
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Titus plot
"If you think you know Shakespeare... Think again."
Roman general Titus Andronicus returns to Rome after a battlefield victory. He has three captives: Tamora, the queen of the Goths, and her sons. Titus kills Tamora's eldest son. The film is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus".
Actors and actresses
Titus Andronicus
Tamora
Chiron
Demetrius
Young Lucius
Clown
Alarbus
Aaron
Lucius
Quintus
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11128 votes
Great and daring adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. An unusual mix of Roman antiquity vehicles from WWII and other modern utensils. Shakespeare's lyrics have remained intact as in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Visually very strong and the actors are all very good.
Rewatched the movie again as I am going to a theater performance next week by theater group La Fura Dels Baus. M curious.
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blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
Saw it in the bios. That was a special experience.
I'm fine with this kind of anachronistic Shakespearean affair. Beautiful texts, beautiful sets - although they do not correspond to the time of the Bard or Titus Andronicus, it does add strength to the story. Alan Cumming in his rather Nazi-looking long coat, for example.
The story is a bit on the heavy-handed - and occasionally ludicrous - side. Perhaps that's why this is one of Shakespeare's lesser known works. One revenge follows the other at an enormous pace - especially in the beginning pay close attention, otherwise you will only see a senseless slaughter in the whole story. And of course it is that in itself.
What often happens in these kind of Shakespeare productions is that the entire cast and crew rise to a kind of higher level, seem to rise above themselves. Also here, above all, perfect acting performances and beautiful images thereof. Everyone expects that from Anthony Hopkins, of course, but the rest is hardly inferior to him in this film. Something to do with the honor of being allowed to play such a role, I think.
All in all, maybe not exactly a nice movie, but a very interesting one. Film history.
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K. V.
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- 4376 messages
- 3777 votes
Still a remarkable film. A mix of old and new and then also the original lyrics. A bit like Romeo + Juliet. I must say that I found R + J more interesting in terms of story, because it appealed to me more.
The cast did a great job, although it was mainly Anthony Hopkins who stood out.
The film could have been a little shorter for me, but I thought it was worth watching.
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