Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra) (1972)

Antony and Cleopatra

“Charlton Heston clearly felt some kind of kinship, or siren song, or it was “the role,” the one that all actors dream of taking on from the theatrical canon. Either which way you glance at it, Heston playing the character three times on film and television, including in his directorial debut, was a sign of a deep passion for the role and material. This doesn’t mean that this passion translated into a profound reading of the character or a good movie.   I wonder if Heston’s original choice of director, Orson Welles, would have produced a better final product. Heston’s camera is not exactly invigorating, and the scant budget shows throughout, including in leftover sea battle footage from Ben-Hur that shimmers with studio era artifice. His sense of visual language is one of overl” read more