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International Film Festival: 'Cesare deve morire'
California Lutheran University will present this free screening of a powerful drama on Nov. 12 as part of the International Film Festival.
This powerful drama-within-a-drama, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s “Caesar Must Die” (2012) will be shown in Italian with subtitles on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Carmike Thousand Oaks 14.
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s film was made in Rome’s Rebibbia Prison, where inmates are preparing to stage Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” After a competitive casting process, the prisoners begin exploring the text, finding parallels to their own lives and stories in its tale of fraternity, power and betrayal. Hardened criminals, many with links to organized crime, these actors find great motivation in performing the play. As we witness the rehearsals, beautifully photographed in nooks and crannies within the prison, we see the inmates also work through their own conflicts.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Carmike Thousand Oaks 14 is located at 166 W. Hillcrest Drive. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Cultures. For information, contact Brittany Asaro at basaro@callutheran.edu or Sheridan Wigginton at 805-493-3358.