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	caligulauntoldstory
		Although the film was globally excoriated for its combination of explicit sexual perversion and extreme violence, that same mixture proved an attractive and finally irresistible lure for the burgeoning exploitation movie scene, especially in Brass’ native Italy, itself reeling from an explosion of outré cinema.
		As true to many of his films though, the theme seems to be the collapse of morality and humanity – a theme that perhaps led to his moral indifference as a filmmaker of the worst kind of “bread and circuses” entertainment.
		The film’s most sustained theme however, such as it is, is the oddly simultaneous longing for, and fear of, immortality that D’Amato feels constitutes the irreconcilable core of Caligula’s madness – at one point he hears voices in the manner of the “to be or not to be” speech in Hamlet.
	www.widerscreenings.com /caligulauntoldstory.htm (1447 words)

	Film Encyklopedi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Film är rörliga bilder som skapas genom att en sekvens av ögonblicksbilder presenteras i ett tempo som skapar en illusion av rörelse.
		Det finns dock andra typer av filmer, såsom animerad film där de enskilda stillbilderna utgörs av teckningar eller avfotograferade modeller, och dokumentärfilm där avsikten är att avbilda verkligheten.
		Film kan delas in i många olika typer av undergrupper.
	encyklopedi.net /topic/Film.html (2375 words)

	Caligula - Encyclopedia.com
		Caligula, AD 12-AD 41, Roman emperor (AD 37-AD 41); son of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder.
		Film: Caligula and the censors: the first cut is the surrealist In the making of the notorious Caligula, producer Bob Guccione stitched up almost everyone.
		Caligula's mad reign of terror is presented not as the outcome...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Caligula.html (1053 words)

	Attack of the 50 Foot DVD: (1965)
		The film is a cavalcade of violence, sex (some of it even watchable), and other depravity, although rarely by the principal members of the cast.
		Vidal withdrew his name from the film, although he is still credited as writer of the screenplay from which the film is "adapted," and Tinto Brass, who directed most of the film, is touted as the principal photographer.
		The actors have since reacted to the film by trying to distance themselves from it, accept it with good humor (John Gielgud announced that, at 75, he had just finished his first pornographic film), or defend their performances, whatever the finished film may have looked like.
	www.50footdvd.com /movies/c/caligula.html (729 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Caligula
		Known by his childhood nickname, Caligula ('Little Boot') was declared heir to the throne by Tiberius following the suspicious deaths of Caligula's parents and brothers...
		Caligula made him king of his uncle's realm in northeastern Palestine and of Galilee, and...
		Daughter of Agrippina the Elder (14 – 33) and sister of Caligula, she was exiled (39–41) for conspiring against Caligula.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Caligula (1350 words)

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		Film odlično to portretira kroz crno bijelu boju koja je dodatni "ubrizgavač" (i pomalo prokušana metoda) osjećaja kod publike i vjernog prikaza sivila tog doba, naravno kako ju zamišlja režiser.
		i svakako nezaobilazan je film pobjednik ovogodišnjeg Sarajeva:
		Nemoguća gužva, dobra ekipa, dobar film (za početak) i Louie Austen.
	film.blog.hr (8730 words)

	Caligula@Everything2.com
		The film Caligula highlights his incestuous affair with his sister Drusilla and his sexual depravity in general, and his complete disregard for human life and Imperial dignity in his position as temporal and spiritual leader of Rome.
		Caligula was a good ruler at first, just and capable in many of his reforms, but destroyed by his increasing private vices: his vanity, cowardice, depravity, pride, etc etc. His public spectacles were lavish.
		The Emperor Caligula was tall, with spindly legs, a pallid complexion, sunken eyes, hollow temples, a broad and forbidding forehead, a thin neck, a hairy and badly built body, and an almost completely bald head.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=112336 (1217 words)

	SFF: Essays
		Caligula is probably the most obvious comparison, hence why I had that name reflect that sound a little bit.
		Certainly, the historical Caligula saw no need to cloak his autocratic power in the forms of constitutional government, as his predecessors Augustus and Tiberius had; and this is a trait also found in Cartagia.
		Caligula has him executed, and when his severed head is brought into his presence, he tells Claudius “I cured his cough.” Straczynski’s scene, it should be noted, is a reference to the television adaptation of I, Claudius, as no such parallel appears in Robert Graves’ novel (though there is reference made to Gemellus’ cough).
	www.sf-foundation.org /publications/academictrack/keen.php (2318 words)

	Timeline of Influential Milestones and Turning Points in Film History
		Herein is a detailed timeline of the key film milestones, important turning points, and significant historical dates or events (organized by decade) that have had a significant influence on the world body of cinema and shaped its development.
		The disastrous film marked the start of the death-knell of the American Auteur period that had blossomed in the 1970s, with original works by directors and producers, including Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976)), Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show (1971)), Woody Allen (Annie Hall (1976)), and Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter (1978)).
		This film was heralded as the first live action film with over 20 minutes of full 3D graphics and computer animation (extensive use of 3-D CGI in the famed 'light cycle' sequence).
	www.filmsite.org /milestones1980s.html (1052 words)

	Caligula (1979) - Review and Analysis by Scott Wood for Critical-Film.com
		What struck me most as I read up on “Caligula” is that a lot of people commented on how historically accurate it is. It is incomprehensible to me, to think that somebody this atrocious could actually be, well this atrocious.
		What a horrible, disgusting human being Caligula was; beyond the likes of which you could possibly imagine before seeing the film, or actually being there during his reign.
		If the events that are depicted in “Caligula” are as historically accurate as claimed, then they speak for themselves with no analysis needed.
	www.critical-film.com /reviews/C/Caligula/Caligula.html (441 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Caligula at Epinions.com
		Caligula is the viper Tiberius is nursing to inflict on Rome after his death as his ultimate revenge on a city that never loved him.
		The film depicts Tiberius’ court (in self-imposed exile on Capri) with savage strokes, emphasizing the well-known Roman fascination with bizarre variations in the human form and Tiberius’ well-known fascination with people who are (a) young or (b) very young or (c) extremely young – and (d) naked.
		Throughout the latter half of the film, the groundwork is laid for the eventual assassination of Caligula.
	www.epinions.com /content_106725805700 (1254 words)

	Caligula Summary
		Caligula is often alleged to have had incestuous relationships with his sisters, most notably his younger sister Drusilla, but there is no credible evidence to support such claims either.
		Caligula was born as Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus on August 31, 12, at the resort of Antium, the third of six surviving children born to Augustus's adopted grandson, Germanicus, and Augustus's granddaughter, Agrippina the Elder.
		Caligula even planned to place a statue of himself as Zeus in the Holy of Holies in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem; the Jews had been granted religious rights and freedom by Julius Caesar, and were generally treated as being outside the scope of Roman religious law.
	www.bookrags.com /Caligula (4359 words)

	Caligula - Archaepedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caligula is often alleged to have had incestuous relationships with his sisters, most notably his younger sister Drusilla, but there is no credible evidence to support such claims either.
		Caligula was born as Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus on August 31, 12, at the resort of Antium, the third of six surviving children born to Augustus's adopted grandson, Germanicus, and Augustus's granddaughter, Agrippina the Elder.
		In 31, Caligula was remanded to the personal care of Tiberius on Capri until the death of Tiberius and the ascension of Caligula in 37.
	www.recceology.com /archie/index.php?title=Caligula (4372 words)

	Straight Dope Staff Report: Was the Roman emperor Caligula as crazy as they say?
		Caligula's primary sexual prey seems to have consisted of rich married women and (according to Suetonius and Dio) grown men.
		Caligula had other family members killed as well: his father-in-law Silanus ostensibly for refusing to go to sea with him but really on suspicion of conspiracy, and his brother-in-law (and cousin and, some say, lover) Lepidus for conspiracy.
		In I, Claudius, Caligula's motive in attacking the sea is to be revenged upon Neptune for the destruction of the bridge of Baiae and of his father's fleet.
	www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mcaligula.html (4772 words)

	Caligula (Uncut)
		Mired in controversy from the very start, the film tries to be many different things at once -- hardcore sex romp, historical account of the debauchery and hedonism of the Roman Empire, a colorful, almost surreal showpiece for the arthouse crowd and a violent, gore-filled extravaganza.
		I can still vividly remember the first time I saw the film during its original theatrical run (I was 14 and had to sneak into the theater), and being totally amazed by what I was seeing up on the screen.
		The story is a simple one: Caligula ascends to the position of Emperor of Rome on the bloody carcasses of those he has defiled.
	www.dvdmaniacs.net /Reviews/A-D/caligula.htm (1126 words)

	Greek & Roman Antiquities - Articles - Ancient Rulers - Caligula (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caligula's enthusiasm for divine honors for himself and his favorite sister, Drusilla (who died suddenly in 38 AD and was deified), is presented in the sources as another clear sign of his madness, but it may be no more than the young autocrat tactlessly pushing the limits of the imperial cult.
		Caligula would be the first of many emperors to be brutally executed in the years to come.
		Caligula is the title of a play by Albert Camus, which was the basis for a 1996 Hungarian movie and the 2001 made for TV version.
	www.greekandromancoins.com /caligula-a-22.html (2497 words)

	The Lives of the Twelve Caesars - Caligula
		His surname Caligula ["Little Boots"] he derived from a joke of the troops, because he was brought up in their midst in the dress of a common soldier.
		To what extent besides he won their love and devotion by being reared in fellowship with them is especially evident from the fact that when they threatened mutiny after the death of Augustus and were ready for any act of madness, the mere sight of Gaius unquestionably calmed them.
		Artabanus, for example, king of the Parthians, who was always outspoken in his hatred and contempt for Tiberius, voluntarily sought Caligula's friendship and came to a conference with the consular governor; then crossing the Euphrates, he paid homage to the Roman eagles and standards and to the statues of the Caesars.
	www.historyinfilm.com /claudius/classics/12caesar/caligula.htm (1442 words)

	Caligula__Caius Caesar Germanicus
		Almost every account of Caligula, whether contemporary or modern, acknowledges that he was one of the most perverse, debauched, sadistic, profligate, and downright viscious rulers of Rome.
		Caligula had learned to take what he wanted with impunity and to demand satisfaction of every desire, no matter how perverse or violent.
		Caligula, his wife and young daughter were all killed by members of the Praetorian Guard on orders from high ranking Guard officers.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VCaligula.html (1295 words)

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		Another reason I thought Caligula would be truly amusing was that I read that after principal photography (if you can call the overwhelming amount of crotch cam, photography) was completed, the film's producer, Penthouse publisher, Bob Gucionne, was unhappy so he decided to try to save it in editing.
		Caligula is proof that you can shell out $20 million on pornography (about 100 times the budget of your average flick in the adult section) and not get pornography.
		The fact that Gucionne finanaced the films with cold hard cash, is reminiscent of the scene in Caligula where Caligula (Malcom McDowell) bribes the Praetorian Gaurd to arrest and assassignate their finest leaders and members.
	webusers.physics.umn.edu /~jenny/caligula.html (777 words)

	Caligola (1979)
		Vidal disowned the film because Brass and lead actor Malcolm McDowell changed the point of view of his screenplay.
		Guccione then proceeded to edit the film himself, but he often chose shots that were never meant to be included (the many zooms, out-of-focus shots, etc.), and also cut up certain scenes and put them in the wrong order.
		This is the first film I've seen to have a character wearing a toga like the one Caligula's sister (a design many Roman women actually wore) wears in the opening scene.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080491 (834 words)

	Oleg Menshikov
		By the way, starting to act in "Dyuba-Dyuba" Menshikov kept playing Caligula and it was impossible to break the connections between the stage and the real character at all the difference of the material.
		If in "Caligula" his solitude was organic in accordance with the director's concept, in "Dyuba-Dyuba" it was caused by Khvan's obvious inability to create a true actors' ensemble.
		Meanwhile he gave the film significance, seriousness, brought some contemporary note into it starting to speak about the tragic destiny of those who try to reveal themselves in a ghostly haze of the end of the century.
	www.menshikov.ru /eng/cinema/dd/dd.html (2396 words)

	n:zone: Caligula – The Imperial Edition Archives
		Unfortunately, the film remains the same ridiculous flesh-fest it was, if not more with the unrated and uncensored version of the film.
		As Caligula becomes more powerful, he also becomes more paranoid, so much so that any threats to his crown are immediately handled and put to death.
		The film itself is a standard of how not to make a true to history period piece film, as the 156-minute epic movie tossed in random sex scenes to lure in pornography lovers by the masses.
	atnzone.com /blog2/2007/10/caligula_the_imperial_edition.html (907 words)

	Caligula Videos - Caligula Video Clips
		Extract from a film commissioned by Hitcham Parish Council to record the unearthing of a roman villa.
		John Simm playing the part of Caligula in the film Imperius:Nerone.The clip begins with the child Nero being awakened in the middle of the night and told to hide.
		This is the second film clip from this movie, where the insane Caligula demands that his favorite horse be recognized as a...
	www.searchforvideo.com /entertainment/movies/caligula (619 words)

	Richard Dorment in the Daily Telegraph
		Even so, the film outlining the proposal and showing the artist's models (shown in the Arsenale) was one of the best things in the Biennale.
		I loved Francesco Vezzoli's spoof film purporting to be the trailer for a remake of the 1979 pornographic film Caligula.
		Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo won a Golden Lion for a film showing her leaving a trail of bloody footprints in front of a government building in Guatemala City (but also for a film in which some sort of medical operation is being performed on her genitals that I couldn't bear to watch).
	www.thecentreofattention.org /research/vdailytel.html (1435 words)

	SoundStage! DVD Review - Caligula: Complete, Unedited and Unrated Version
		The short and sweet synopsis of this film is that Caligula tells the tale of the rise and fall of emperor Caligula, a role played by noted actor Malcolm McDowell.
		And as a sex film one is better off hopping down to an adult video store where most titles will be leaps and bounds better than this one.
		Caligula may have the distinction of being the first hardcore movie to ever make the mainstream rounds, but ironically it probably helped to seal the fate that the sex and the mainstream film industry will likely never mate.
	www.soundstage.com /video/revdvd/caligula.htm (1072 words)

	CaligulaUnrated.com: DVD Updates and Price Comparisons
		Caligula may very well be the most controversial film in history.
		All the details of his 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 of those who would oppose him, and more.
		Not for the squeamish, not for the prudish, "Caligula" will shock and arouse you as it reveals the deviance and decadence beneath the surface of the grandeur that once was Rome.
	www.caligulaunrated.com (208 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Dame Helen Mirren - Actress
		Nevertheless, Caligula was filmed as an epic in 1979, all in glorious blood-drenched colour!
		As the set for the film was in Ireland, there were many evenings spent with cast and crew in the local pub, where Helen had taken to mimicking Neeson's style of walking.
		It was during filming in 1985 that Helen fell in love with the director, Taylor Hackford.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A21388494 (2287 words)

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