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Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Martin Laundau, Roddie MacDowell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cleopatra |
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The classic story of Cleopatra, the last ruler of Egypt. Starring Elizabeth Taylor as the sensual queen who loved two of ancient Rome's most powerful men: Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. A story of love, intrigue, ambition, betrayal, and death.
--Sincerae Smith, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Cleopatra |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- ancient egypt
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Political Plotlets:
- power struggle between good/bad govt factions
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- average (man)
- skinny (woman)
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Greek
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- very skinny (man)
- very skinny (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- skinny (man)
- skinny (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- Greece
- Turkey
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
Desert?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- fort/military installation
- building
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- hundreds
- thousands
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- land battles
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- knives
- swords
- ocean ship battles
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- drowned
- decapitated
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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