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CLEOPATRA
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Cleopatra
Director: Franc Roddam
Rating: NR
Category: Drama : General
User Rating: 3.5 Stars
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Color - Stereo
This video and box are in execellent shape! It would make a great addition to your collection. Please take a look at the picture for a better look at the condition. Thanks! Amazon.com The chemistry between Leonor Varela, who stars as the bewitching queen Cleopatra, and Billy Zane, as the steadfast Marc Antony, is undeniable. Their love scene is one of the steamiest to hit network television. However, once you move beyond this couple's sexual energy, the movie tends to droop, leaning toward the lackluster. The tale of Cleopatra has hit the screen in many guises, but none have succeeded as well as Cecil B. DeMille's 1934 film. Here, director Franc Roddam tries once again to tell the story of the exotic queen who won the hearts of both Julius Caesar (Timothy Dalton) and Antony, while reigning over a troubled country. But how do you tell such an epic in a mere 140 minutes? Obviously, much is left out, making this film more worthwhile as a pleasant diversion than a real history lesson. The sets are quite remarkable for a TV movie, but unfortunately, the acting and dialogue leave something to be desired. Cleopatra comes across as a bratty child rather than an intelligent and manipulative seductress. Surely this tremendous queen had more going on in her life than her romances with Romans, but you wouldn't know it from this movie. Zane is the best part of the film, although his constant do-good boyishness can grate. Dalton is adequate as Caesar, although he seems to have a hard time taking the role seriously. Yet, for all its flaws, the action moves swiftly and while the battle scenes may leave you cringing with embarrassment for the director, the rest of this carefully staged piece is beautiful to look at. If you really want to know about the Queen of the Nile, though, you may be better off with A&E's Biography: Cleopatra or the Intimate Portrait: Cleopatra. | |
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| | Price: | | $4.39 | |
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| | Media: | | VIDEO:NTSC(USA) | (Compatible with most USA VHS players ('NTSC' format), not compatible with European 'PAL' format VHS players.) |
| | Records in set: | | 1 | |
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| | Label: | | ARTISAN HOME ENTERTA | |
| | Release Number: | | ISBN 1-57492-762-0 | |
| | Manufactured: | | US | USA |
| | Release Date: | | 12/31/98 | |
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| | Condition of Media: | | USED | "Nonstandard rating" (See this seller's Grading Policies) |
| | Condition of Cover: | | EXECELLENT | (Nonstandard rating) |
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| | Availability: | | ONE IN STOCK | |
| | Last Updated: | | 4/9/06 | |
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| | Seller Item Ref #: | | VSCVID04! | (Use this when discussing item with this seller.) |
| | GEMM Reference #: | | GML762271461 | |
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