Cleopatra

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ChrisCSH H Jul 27 Cecil b Demille’s Cleopatra is nothing more than a big and lavish blockbuster for the time of 1934. Claudette Colbert is brilliant as Cleopatra she is mesmerizing and she commands the screen. See more Nawt W 12/09/2022 This is probably the most sophisticated portrayal of Cleopatra to this day. Unfortunately, the astoundingly brisk pacing makes all plot points seem crammed and vapid, focusing more on hitting those bits of history that surround her. We even got "Et tu, Brute?" even though Caesar never speaks to him in the entire movie. The next most obvious issue is the dialogue, or rather, its phrasing. There is an annoying precedent even today when historical characters don't even try to sound like they are from the same time period, and that goes double for this movie. Every sentence has this 30's energy to it. It becomes vexing very fast. What is amazing are the sets and costumes. Cecil B. DeMille knows his material. It's a joy to watch. Balancing those pre-Hays-code exquisite tummies and bras that can come down with a flick of a finger. See more william d @acsdoug 05/08/2022 Sumptuous is not an adjective I use very often, but that is the best way to describe the look of this movie. The sets are amazing, and there are dozens of beautiful, scantily clad girls to look at, foremost among them the lovely Claudette Colbert. Can't say much for the dialogue though. See more 02/22/2022 My favorite version of Cleopatra See more 12/16/2021 Of the many screen incarnations of the romantically foolish, politically shrewd Egyptian queen, this was Cecil B. DeMille's... His Victorian puritan's approach to the sex and scandals surrounding Cleopatra's throne reflected her continuing appeal to the imagination - even if that imagination were really a childhood fantasy of adult desires... Authenticity, except as decorative embroidery, took second place to his desire to capture her timeless appeal on film... Facts and figures may vary, fashions and desirable objects may be ever changing, but sex, sin and punishment make up a triangle of eternal allure... Travis Banton's wardrobe transformed Claudette Colbert from a flirtatious star into a splendid, seductive woman with fanciful art direction... The film had the opulence, the barbarity, the epic sweep and shocking decadence of certain books and paintings that were at the heart of so much of this film... The French-born, American-raised Claudette Colbert made three films with Cecil B. DeMille, but felt more comfortable in contemporary comedies, for one of which, 'It Happened One Night,' she won an Oscar, and in all of which she identified herself with the most American of American secretaries, sweethearts, wives and mothers... Colbert's popularity lasted well into the fifties... but her magic rests with 'Cleopatra'. See more steve d 07/23/2020 This might be the worst performance I have seen from Colbert. See more Read all reviews

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