Titus
Titus is a 1999 epic surrealist historical drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Julie Taymor in her feature directorial debut, based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Titus Andronicus. A co-production between Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role of Titus Andronicus, the Roman army general, chronicling his downfall following a victorious return from war.
Plot
A boy eating lunch in a 1950s-style kitchen plays war with his surrounding toys. A bomb blast outside the window frightens him under the table from where he is rescued and taken to an Amphitheatre, where an invisible audience cheers. The boy finds himself in the role of Young Lucius, in an alternate (and anachronistic) Rome, and watches as an army resembling the Terracotta Army enters; Romans under the command of Titus Andronicus, the general at the center of the play, return victorious from war. They bring back as spoils Tamora, Queen of the Goths, her sons, and Aaron the Moor. Titus sacrifices Tamora's eldest son, Alarbus, so the spirits of his 21 dead sons might be appeased. Tamora eloquently begs for the life of Alarbus, but Titus refuses her plea.
More details
| author | Julie Taymor |
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| contentLocation | ancient Rome |
| director | Julie Taymor |
| editor | Françoise Bonnot |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | abandon amphitheatre baby begin bury dead son dinner guest eat end hunting party id march moor open philomela rape and murder rescue severed hand survive terracotta army their way titus andronicus tree branch tribune of the people tribune of the plebs understand |
| musicBy | Elliot Goldenthal |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Jody Allen |
| publisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures Medusa Distribuzione Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Croatia Florida |
| theme | rape and revenge surreal |