Wednesday Night Film Series - Titus

August 22 at 19:00

Titus

162 min. 1999, Italy/ USA, in Russian

Director:         Julie Taymor

Writers:          William Shakespeare (play) & Julie Taymor (screenplay)

Cast:               Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Osheen Jones, Dario D'Ambrosi

War begets revenge. Victorious general, Titus Andronicus, returns to Rome with hostages: Tamora queen of the Goths and her sons. He orders the eldest hewn to appease the Roman dead. He declines the proffered emperor's crown, nominating Saturninus, the last ruler's venal elder son. Saturninus, to spite his brother Bassianus, demands the hand of Lavinia, Titus's daughter. When Bassianus, Lavinia, and Titus's sons flee in protest, Titus stands against them and slays one of his own. Saturninus marries the honey-tongued Tamora, who vows vengeance against Titus. The ensuing maelstrom serves up tongues, hands, rape, adultery, racism, and Goth-meat pie. There's irony in which two sons survive.

 If you think revenge is sweet...taste this.

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