Cleopatra
The 1963 version of Cleopatra was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With a running time of 248 minutes, Cleopatra was definitely a well-balanced movie. The movie tells about the wonderful love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. The ambitious story of Cleopatra combines two narratives that have traditionally been told separately: the story of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and the story of Antony and Cleopatra. Cleopatra is a young princess, who is very eager for power and very intelligent and manipulative. She's a woman who never quite manages to find the man who can love her and yet also be strong enough to stand by her side as an equal. The story begins in 48 BC, during civil wars that brought down the Roman Republic. After achieving victory in a battle, Roman general Gaius Julius Caesar sails to Egypt in order to
As Octavian rules Rome and looks toward Egypt, Cleopatra and Antony try and hold out against him and his legions. Years later, Mark Antony, one of Caesar's assassins and most trusted men, becomes a member of the government in charge of the Roman eastern provinces. I think that a lot of the movie was drawn out, and possibly could've been done in less than two hours. capture his fleeing opponent Pompeii. Their political pact then becomes interweaved with romance and soon Cleopatra gives birth to a son, Caesarion. The grieving Cleopatra finds comfort, love, and protection from Marc Antony. I couldn't believe how well it enticed me. Again, I think the movie was okay, but the sets, costumes, and props didn't even come close to amounting to those in Ben-Hur. In Alexandria, he finds Pompeii murdered and Egypt entangled in its own civil war between King Ptolemy and his banished sister and co-ruler, Cleopatra. Their romantic relationship paves the way for Caesar's nephew and appointed heir to the thrown, Octavian. The visual spectacle of Cleopatra is amazing; the massive amounts of extras and the unbelievable costuming were truly remarkable. The greatest scene that took place in the movie, in my opinion, was the astounding sea battle. Mark Antony is nothing like Caesar, and doesn't have many of the governing skills that he did. Octavian sees Antony as the only thing keeping him from the Roman Empire; he manipulates the Senate to declare war on Egypt and on Antony, setting the stage for the big conflict between the East and West. Caesar then wants to get involved in the middle of the conflict, but Cleopatra convinces him not to by using her charm, wit, and intelligence and then persuades him to join forces with her.
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