Caesar Must Die
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| Directed by | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani |
| Produced by | Grazia Volpi |
| Screenplay by | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani |
| Based on |
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare |
| Starring | Salvatore Striano Cosimo Rega Giovanni Arcuri Antonio Frasca |
| Music by |
Giuliano Taviani Carmelo Travia |
| Cinematography | Simone Zampagni |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
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Rai Cinema
La Talee Stemal Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Sacher Distribuzione |
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Running time
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77 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.
The film is set in Rebibbia Prison (suburb of Rome), and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of Julius Caesar.
Caesar Must Die won the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 where British director Mike Leigh led the judging panel. The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection".Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, saying that the "jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival". The film was also selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Critics praised the use of actual prisoners in the film, saying it brought a higher intensity to the piece. Filmed largely in black-and-white, it has been described as a "deeply humanist film" that "blends gentle humour with an emotional punch". Paolo Taviani said that he hoped moviegoers would "say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.
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