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By Naomi & Herb*
Rappahannock News Writer
Due to space limitations, only two of the three Shakespeare reviews were in the paper. Following is the last one.
• Titus: 2000, Rated R, (172 very long minutes). Based on Shakespeare’s play, Titus Andronicus, this is a truly horrifying tale of the extent to which revenge may be carried. The story is violent, ugly and depraved, and the film production of it is absolutely magnificent if you can endure the violence.
Julie Taymore (the Emmy-award willing creator of Broadway’s Lion King) directed the film, and the sets, costumes and music are superb. The juxtaposition of modern, classic and newclassic elements is genius (an example is in the opening sequence, featuring classically-costumed Romans on motorcycles, and the very modern version of the Roman Coliseum).
Jessica Lange stars as Tamora, the imprisoned Goth queen, whose eldest son is killed by Titus (Anthony Hopkins), the mighty general who leads the Romans to victory over the Goths. This first death,
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