Anthoney & Cleopatra, two of history's most famous lovers are caught between their ... more
consummate love for one another and the struggles for power among the rulers of the Roman world.Mark Anthony, Octavius Caesar & M. Aemilus Lepidus are the princi...
In its towering central characters vast geographical and historical sweep and its ... more
variety of style and mood Antony and Cleopatra is perhaps the most ambitious of Shakespeare's designs. Yet the degree and nature of its success remain surprisingly contentious and performances of the play have seldom matched the extravagant expectations of its admirers. Michael Neill's wide-ranging introduction from a number of angles including those of gender and race. He examines the sources and discusses the theatrical challenge presented by Shakespeare's technique with its extraordinary tensions between rhetoric and action. A full stage history further illustrates its theatrical fortunes; both here and in the extensive commentary this edition illuminates the play's theatrical dimensions as well as the rich complexity of its poetic language.
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Antony and Cleopatrais one of the greatest love stories of all time, and one of the ... more
finest, and most poetic of all the high Shakespearean tragedies. Written between 1606 and 1607, it draws on the Roman historian Plutarch and his account of the collapse of the Roman Republic and the birth of the empire under Octavius Caesar, son of Julius. This imperial struggle for political power between Octavius, Lepidus, Pompey and Mark Antony provides the backdrop for the play's extraordinary evocation of the tempestuous love of Antony for Cleopatra, his "Egyptian dish".The play cuts back and forth between the cold, calculating realpolitik of imperial Rome, and the sensuous, erotic world of Egypt and Cleopatra's luxurious and hedonistic court. Yet what is most memorable about the play is its remarkably poetic language; its lush image of Cleopatra inher barge, "like a burnished throne / Burned on the water", and "beggared all description", and its erotic fusion of images of sex and death which find their ultimate culmination in the suicides of Antony and Cleopatra in the final scenes of the play. A notoriously elusive play for both critics and theatre directors alike,Antony and Cleopatra'sfascination with questions of race, sex, death, power and politics makes it one of the most compelling of all of Shakespeare's plays. However, the stage is undoubtedly held by Cleopatra, and Enobarbus' attempt to explain her fascination, as powerful and evocative today as ever: "Age cannot wither her, Nor custom stale her infinite variety".--Jerry Brotton
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Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, and one of the ... more
finest, and most poetic of all the high Shakespearean tragedies. Written between 1606 and 1607, it draws on the Roman historian Plutarch and his account of the collapse of the Roman Republic and the birth of the empire under Octavius Caesar, son of Julius. This imperial struggle for political power between Octavius, Lepidus, Pompey and Mark Antony provides the backdrop for the play's extraordinary evocation of the tempestuous love of Antony for Cleopatra, his "Egyptian dish". The play cuts back and forth between the cold, calculating realpolitik of imperial Rome, and the sensuous, erotic world of Egypt and Cleopatra's luxurious and hedonistic court. Yet what is most memorable about the play is its remarkably poetic language; its lush image of Cleopatra in her barge, "like a burnished throne / Burned on the water", and "beggared all description", and its erotic fusion of images of sex and death which find their ultimate culmination in the suicides of Antony and Cleopatra in the final scenes of the play. A notoriously elusive play for both critics and theatre directors alike, Antony and Cleopatra's fascination with questions of race, sex, death, power and politics makes it one of the most compelling of all of Shakespeare's plays. However, the stage is undoubtedly held by Cleopatra, and Enobarbus' attempt to explain her fascination, as powerful and evocative today as ever: "Age cannot wither her, Nor custom stale her infinite variety".--Jerry Brotton
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
Advantages: A classic film that is a must see Disadvantages: None
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
DIRECTED BY JOHN HUSTON 1951
DVD REVIEW 2001
INTRODUCTION
I am now going to say something that shows my age,
?They don?t make them like they used to!!?
When it comes to classic films like ?African Queen?, I?m sure that you know what I mean.
In this film we have
1. A love story
2. An adventure
3. War-time heroism
4. Two great screen icons
So, it?s almost 60 years old ? well so am I ? I was one when this film was made!
The director, John Huston, son of Walter Huston and father of Angelica Huston directed 45 films in 36 years.
Huston personified the Hollywood star ? he was flamboyant, colourful and artistic. He wrote 37 films and acted in 64 more, on top of his directing. His career as a director had a habit of picking up just when everyone believed he had made ...
Advantages: good all round fun film Disadvantages: story
Amar Akbar Anthony is a Hindi language film which was released in 1977 and it is the first Hindi film I recall ever seeing as a child.
PLOT SUMMARY
Kishanlal (Pran) is an ex con fleeing from the mob who leaves his wife and three young sons in the process. His wife Bharati (Nirupa Roy) becomes blind and is separated from her children who end up being brought up by a Hindu policeman, a Muslim tailor and a Catholic priest with new names of Amar (Vinod Khanna), Akbar (Rishi Kapoor) & Anthony (Amitabh Bachchan). The boys grow up to be a policeman, singer and chancer respectively. As the story develops we see them meet the women of their dreams (Shabana Azmi, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi) under varying circumstances and whether or not the family is finally reunited with the bad guys still on the loose (Jeevan and Ranjeet ...
Advantages: Outstanding film with excellent Bonus Features Disadvantages: None
, Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, Richard Burton as Anthony and Rex Harrison as Caeser deliver the story very well. In fact their performances are outstanding when you take into account everything else that was going while the film was being made.
When you buy this film you are buying Hollywood history; not only do you get a lavish Hollywood epic, you get to see the inside love story of Burton & Taylor; and if that was not enough you get hours of bonus material showing how the film was made and the scandals it caused ath the time and you get inside the "stars" stories. Treasure this epic, it's truly the essence of Hollywood!
The three DVD set comes in an opulant gold case and also includes an informative booklet. ...
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's. Anthony and Cleopatra.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
QUANTUM LEAP; D3 DIRECT
Release date
16/04/2007
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
QLDVD 0331
Barcode
5032711003310
Writer
William Shakespeare
Author
William Shakespeare
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Synopsis, Biography, Quotations, Geneology, Scene Selection
DVD Description
The great historical lovers come to life in this unusually lucid adaptation of Shakespeare's play. The English accents so prevalent in most Shakespearean productions are absent and the costumes and sets are based on the original designs from the Globe Theater productions of Shakespeare's day.
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