Anthony Hopkins

Jessica Lange

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Matthew Rhys

Harry Lennix

Angus Macfadyen

Colm Feore

Alan Cumming

Laura Fraser

Raz Degan

Kenny Doughty

James Frain

Blake Ritson

Colin Wells

Osheen Jones

Dario D'Ambrosi

Ettore Geri

Constantine Gregory

Geraldine McEwan

Tresy Taddei

Bah Souleymane

Antonio Manzini

Leonardo Treviglio

Giacomo Gonnella

Carlo Medici

Emanuele Vezzoli

Hermann Weiskopf

Christopher Ahrens

Vito Fasano

Maurizio Rapotec

Bruno Bilotta

William Shakespeare

Julie Taymor

Conchita Airoldi

Jody Patton

Françoise Bonnot

Elliot Goldenthal

Luciano Tovoli

Steve Bannon

Roberto Casale

Paul G. Allen

Milena Canonero

Dante Ferretti

Matthias Gohl

Alessandro Borgese

Lora Hirschberg

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Titus

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Urania Pictures

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Titus Productions

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Sir Anthony Hopkins is the eponymous general who returns, victorious, from war and to great acclimation. He declines the throne allowing the elder son of his predecessor "Saturninus" (Alan Cummings) to accede instead. The new Caesar quickly declares his intention to marry Titus' daughter Lavinia (Laura Fraser) - a match nobody is keen on. She tries to flee, but her father prevents this escape, killing one of his own young sons in the process - but the damage is done. The emperor marries "Tamora" (Jessica Lange) - a hostage Queen of the Goths brought back from the war and what now ensures is Shakespeare at his most brutal - just about every crime in the book is featured - a battle for survival in which no-one is safe. The style of this production mixes the traditional (Oscar nominated) costume based drama with a more modern interpretation of other aspects of the complex story. The screenplay does try to stick to the play in general (though the men in the pie bit is perhaps an addition!) and the quirky nature of the characterisations are well captured by the likes of Cummings - a sort of Charlie Chaplin meets Hitler persona; Harry Lennix stands out as "Aaron" - a man who really epitomises evil and there is fun to be had from "Demetrius" (Matthew Rhys) and "Chiron" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) whose leather clad antics are worth seeing before pie-dom looms. The direction from acclaimed theatre director Julie Taymor offers us quite an unique perspective on this lesser known but powerful tale of lust, greed and power and that perspective enhances some of the more physically (limiting) theatrical aspects of this play - especially when filmed out of doors. Sir Anthony is on authoritative form and Jessica Lange's malevolently sexy performance is probably the best depiction of that character I have seen on stage or screen. It's long, but then it's a long play so I'd get some Malbec in and enjoy!

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Titus - Anthony Hopkins - Jessica Lange - Julie Taymor - Trailer - 1999 - 4K