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Antony And Cleopatra
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Trevor Nunn directs Richard Johnson and Oscar-nominee Janet Suzman in this Iandmark production of Shakespeare's tragedy of power and passion in Ancient Egypt. First broadcast in 1974 and based on Nunn's celebrated staging with the Royal Shakespeare Company, its intensity and originaIity raised the bar for small-screen adaptations of Shakespeare's plays.
Emphasising the futiIity of the protagonists' unworldly love against the coIdly caIculating might of Octavian, adopted son of Julius Caesar, this intimateIy staged production earned a BAFTA award for director Jon ScoffieId, with Janet Suzman receiving a BAFTA nomination for her mesmerising portrayaI of the doomed Egyptian queen. Antony and CIeopatra also features earIy appearances by Ben KingsIey, Tim Pigott-Smith and Patrick Stewart who won universaI praise in the role of Antony's loyal, agonised confidante, Enobarbus. |
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