As they rehearse, the prisoners, mostly long termers incarcerated for mafiarelated crimes, find that the classic play has both a striking resonance and contrast. But they share a bit of creative dna, both being inventive. This guide is useful for exploring topics including performing arts, psychology, law, citizenship and. Even changing the original dialogues into todays slang did not affect the accuracy of shakespeares message. Even cassius, one of the main characters, one of the. Shakespeares universal language helps the inmateactors to identify with their characters, but the path is long and full of anxiety, hope and play. Cesare deve morire is a 2012 italian drama film directed by paolo and vittorio taviani. A performance of shakespeares julius caesar has just ended amidst much applause. The film starts and finishes with colour footage of the allmen troupe, incongruously robed and armed with wooden knives, before travelling back to black and. Its barely an hour and a quarter, and physically smallscale, but its so compressed it wears you out in a good way.
The wonder and pride for the play do not always free the inmates from the exasperation of being incarcerated, and angry confrontations put the show in. Best film, best direction, best producer grazia volpi, best editor, best sound benito alchimede. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Ever since i discovered art this cell has truly become a prison. The film was shot entirely in the maximum security block of romes rebibbia prison, home to men serving long sentences for. The performance of shakespeares julius caesar comes to an end and the performers are rewarded with rapturous applause. We see them announce that they will be doing a sort of updated version of julius caesar by william shakespeare. Inmates at a highsecurity prison in rome prepare for a public performance of shakespeares julius caesar.
Shakespeares universal language helps the inmateactors to identify with their characters, but the path is. This guide is useful for exploring topics including performing arts. With cosimo rega, salvatore striano, giovanni arcuri, antonio frasca. As part of a rehabilitative prison program, inmates in the high security wing of romes rebibbia prepare for a public performance of shakespeares julius caesar.
Each year the inmates of romes high security rebibbia prison, incarcerated mostly for mafiarelated crimes, put on a play. Berlin international film festival official website. For which crimes have they been sentenced to prison. Revolving around the staging of a production of shakespeares julius caesar within a high security prison, the film blends shakespeares text with the stories. The film was also selected as the italian entry for the best foreign language oscar at the 85th academy awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The prisoners staging julius caesar did not have to be told what shakespeare meant.
Julius caesar is brought back to life but this time on a stage inside a prison. In a highsecurity prison in rome, inmates prepare for the staging of julius caesar. The film competed at the 62nd berlin international film festival where it won the golden bear. Inmates in a highsecurity prison prepare for a public performance of julius caesar.
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