While some of the photography is stilted in this film, for the most part it’s gorgeous. There are original, evocative pieces written for the film by Paul Clemente, no doubt a talented composer. And Peter O’Toole’s Tiberius Caesar, whose diseased face is rotting away, is truly an oddity to behold…put he pulls it off well. The little-known Teresa Ann Savoy is convincing as Drusilla, Caligula’s sister. His portrayal of Gaius Caligula just drips with maniacal megalomania. Malcolm McDowell plays psychotic villains so well, one can’t help but think he’s like that in real life. What results is nothing short of a fascinating product.Īll of the acting is very good. “All porn is bad,” right?ĬALIGULA was a daring film experiment incorporating big-name, established talent, and the raw energy of under ground film techniques. I believe too many people think of it as a cheap porno, and bash it due to that. All the details of Caligula’s cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: his unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome’s most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.ĬALIGULA is a terribly misunderstood film. The perversion behind Imperial Rome and the epic story of its maddest emperor.
2h 36min | Drama, History | 14 August 1979 (Italy)
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