The life and times of the Roman Emperor Claudius (10 B.C.
Is it worth your time? If you like your history served with a side of intense, sweaty paranoia, then yes. This is for the patient viewer who doesn't mind feeling a bit claustrophobic. If you’re looking for a breezy period drama with clean lines and heroic speeches, you will absolutely hate it. It’s dense, it’s loud, an...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Josef von Sternberg
Wilfred Lucas
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your history served with a side of intense, sweaty paranoia, then yes. This is for the patient viewer who doesn't mind feeling a bit claustrophobic. If you’re looking for a breezy period drama with clean lines and heroic speeches, you will absolutely hate it. It’s dense, it’s loud, and it feels like a fever dream that just won’t quit. 🏛️ Charles Laughton is the whole show here. He plays Claudius with this weird, twitchy energy that makes you want to look away..."
Leonora Corbett
Robert Graves, Lester Cohen
United Kingdom
