Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Rome

Polly Walker, Kevin McKidd

HBO series...12 hours long...which brought the end of the Republic to life through the major players of the time. This was the best treatment of the period I've ever seen. They gave equal time to the working class, showed the religious beliefs and practices, mores and value system. This was a violent society...Rome was built by war and slaughter...and that was made vivid, but not in a gratuitous way.

Since this was a British production everyone spoke with a Brit accent...a flaw but not a serious one. Great sets and mise-en-scene.

This was a wonderful attempt at historical drama. They took a well-known turning point in history and made it live. Good stuff.

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