International Film Festival: Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die)

International Film Festival: Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die)

A powerful drama-within-a-drama, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Caesar Must Die (2012) was made in Rome's Rebibbia Prison, where inmates are preparing to stage Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

After a competitive casting process, the prisoners begin exploring the text, finding parallels to their own lives and stories in its tale of fraternity, power and betrayal. Hardened criminals, many with links to organized crime, these actors find great motivation in performing the play.

As we witness the rehearsals, beautifully photographed in nooks and crannies within the prison, we see the inmates also work through their own conflicts.

The film is in Italian with subtitles. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Carmike Thousand Oaks 14 is located at 166 W. Hillcrest Drive.

CLU's International Film Festival is sponsored by the Department of Languages and Cultures and Pearson Library and will continue with films in Chinese, French, and German throughout the academic year.

For more information, contact Brittany Asaro (basaro at callutheran.edu).

Sponsored By

CLU Deparment of Languages and Cultures; Pearson Library

Contact

Brittany Asaro
6614784137
basaro@callutheran.edu
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