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Caligula, the ultimate cut
(Io, Caligula)
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- 1979 / 2022
- Italia, USA
- History drama
- 2h53mn
- Original version with French subtitles
- Color
Preview premiere
After murdering his adoptive grandfather, emperor Tiberius, Caligula climbs onto the throne: he imposes rules ranging from destructive madness to a questioning of the whole concept of power and the dominant class. It's the beginning of a reign of debauchery and blood…
Vandalized by its producer in 1979, Tinto Brass’s chaos movie is back, not with a director’s cut, but with a re-edit made from 90 hours of refound footage - that differs from other versions in all of its scenes. Adieu the porno scenes: master editor Thomas Negovan is faithful to the original script and aims to do justice to the actors’ fascinating performances. Infernal, tragic, inebriating: ecce monstro, the missing link between Fellini’s Casanova, Pasolini’s Salo and Russell's The Devils.
Screenings
14/09 • 20h45 • Screen 500
Credits
- With : Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy, Peter O'Toole, Guido Mannari
- Screenplay : Gore Vidal, Tinto Brass
- Photography : Tinto Brass, Silvano Ippoliti
- Editing : Aaron Shaps
- Music by : Troy Sterling Nies
- Production : Bob Guccione and Franco Rossellini / Thomas Negovan (ultimate cut)
