CAESAR MUST DIE Apr 12-18, By Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, Drama, NR, 76 min, in Italian
Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theater Lake Worth, FL
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CAESAR MUST DIE Apr 12-18, By Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, Drama, NR, 76 min, in Italian
CAESAR MUST DIE Apr 12-18 By Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, Drama, NR, 76 min, in Italian
"Prison theatricals are nothing new in the movies, but Caesar Must Die, a quasi-documentary featuring hardened convicts acting out Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, is in a class by itself."-Christian Science Monitor
"There's an intensity and emotional accuracy to the performances that's just stunning, particularly Striano's Brutus, as he longs for death and release." - Detroit News
Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Caesar Must Die deftly melds narrative and documentary in a transcendently powerful drama-within-a-drama. The film was made in Rome's Rebibbia Prison, where the inmates are preparing to stage Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. After a competitive casting process, the roles are eventually allocated, and the prisoners begin exploring the text, finding in its tale of fraternity, power and betrayal parallels to their own lives and stories. Hardened criminals, many with links to organised crime, these actors find great motivation in performing the play. As we witness the rehearsals, beautifully photographed in various nooks and crannies within the prison, we see the inmates also work through their own conflicts, both internal and between each other.
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Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theater (View)
709 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
United States
