Caesar Must Die

The transitions between the play dialogue and the actual dialogue in this intriguing reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar were almost seamless. Caesar Must Die is set in an Italian prison where inmates comprise the cast of the play. The inmates become absorbed in their roles and the line between what is reality and what is theater is progressively blurred. One character comments, and I found myself nodding in agreement with him, “And to think I found this so boring in school.” I am sure that this movie will grace high school English classrooms everywhere upon its DVD release.

Cast & Credits:

Cosimo Rega

Salvatore Striano

Giovanni Arcuri

Antonio Frasca

Juan Dario Bonetti

Kaos Cinematografica and Stemal Entertainment present a film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, and written by William Shakespeare. Italian. 2012. Running time: 76 minutes. No MPAA rating.