ANTIQUITY IN CINEMA: TINTO BRASS AND BOB GUCCIONE’S CALIGULA (1979)

Authors

  • Nuno Simões Rodrigues

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_59_11

Keywords:

Antiquity and Cinema, Gaius Caligula, Suetonius, Tacitus, Pornotopia

Abstract

Released in 1979, Caligula by T. Brass and B. Guccione marked a turning point by the way Antiquity represented an idea of “Pornotopia”, i.e., a time when sexuality allegedly had a value and a meaning distinct from the ones in the twentieth century. On the other hand, by recovering reflections already made by an author like Camus, Caligula reemerges in this metatextual reading as the image of an arbitrary and insane power, reinforcing ideas already germinated by ancient authors. This also justifies why a production of this nature gathered actors from the so‑called "Shakespearean school" with names that came from the porn industry.

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Published

2014-12-29

How to Cite

Rodrigues, N. S. (2014). ANTIQUITY IN CINEMA: TINTO BRASS AND BOB GUCCIONE’S CALIGULA (1979). Boletim De Estudos Clássicos, (59), 137-152. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_59_11

Issue

No. 59 (2014): Boletim de Estudos Clássicos N59

Section

Classical Tradition

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