The prospects of criminals performing Shakespeare has been explored in conventional terms by the 2005 documentary "Shakespeare Behind Bars;" sibling directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's "Caesar Must Die" takes a far more provocative approach. Following a beautifully shot introductory sequence that captures the finale of the "Julius Caesar" production in glorious, dazzlingly colorful detail, "Caesar Must Die" flashes back to six months earlier, at which point the imagery shifts to expressive black-and-white, appropriately evoking the drab interiors. Set in the high-security division of Italy's Rebbiba Prison, the movie follows a group of hardened prisoners as they prepare for a production of "Julius Caesar." The inmates' identities, announced by title cards in the wake of a casting session, make it evident that they fit the tough roles of elder statesman and warriors that the story demands. The man cast as...
- 2/12/2012
- Indiewire
Doc U: Fine Cut - Exploring the Director/Editor Collaboration
Monday, June 13, 2011 at The Cinefamily
Save the date for June 13 and plan to join producer/director Robert Kenner (Two Days in October; Food, Inc.), as he engages with Kate Amend, Ace (Into the Arms of Strangers: The Long Way Home), Kim Roberts (Food, Inc., Waiting for Superman) and Victor Livingston (Shakespeare Behind Bars, Crumb) in an exploration of the rewards, ...
Monday, June 13, 2011 at The Cinefamily
Save the date for June 13 and plan to join producer/director Robert Kenner (Two Days in October; Food, Inc.), as he engages with Kate Amend, Ace (Into the Arms of Strangers: The Long Way Home), Kim Roberts (Food, Inc., Waiting for Superman) and Victor Livingston (Shakespeare Behind Bars, Crumb) in an exploration of the rewards, ...
- 5/24/2011
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
The Sundance Institute has announced the participants and details of the first documentary film editing and story laboratory, scheduled for June 20-25 at Park City, Utah. Seven fellows have been selected for the five-day program, which offers filmmakers the opportunity to collaborate with established and award-winning editors and directors as they work on the editing phase of their documentaries. The fellows are director Mercedes Moncada and editor Viviana Garcia-Berne for The Immortal, director Shiri Tsur and producer Avi Banon for On the Objection Front -- A Personal Journey, director-editor Mark Becker for Romantico and director Hank Rogerson and editor Victor Livingston for Shakespeare Behind Bars.
- 6/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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