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	Ancient coin shows Cleopatra was no beauty - CNN.com
		"Shakespeare wrote his tragedy Antony and Cleopatra in 1608, while the Orientalist artists of the 19th century and the modern Hollywood depictions, such as that of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1963 film, have added to the idea that Cleopatra was a great beauty.
		Cleopatra appears on the reverse of the coin with the inscription "Cleopatra Reginae regum filiorumque regum," meaning "For Cleopatra, queen of kings and of the children of kings," or possibly "Queen of kings and of her children who are kings."
		Cleopatra is shown with a shallow forehead and sharp nose.
	www.cnn.com /2007/WORLD/europe/02/14/cleopatra.coin (538 words)

	Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		However, this does not mean that Cleopatra is immune to the pitfalls of her sex---she is often victimized, and she enjoys a good primping as much as the next girl.
		Cleopatra shares a tragic fate with her foreign counterparts, ultimately being driven to majestically commit suicide while seated on her throne when faced with the loss of her lover, Marc Antony.
		Cleopatra rises from her state as a victim at the beginning of the film to one of the most powerful women in the world, only to be defeated by love at the end of the film.
	comp.uark.edu /~twarner/foreign_cleopatra.htm (403 words)

	Cleopatra (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cleopatra is the name of several movies about the last Egyptian queen of the same name.
		It starred Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra, Warren William as Julius Caesar, Henry Wilcoxon as Marc Antony, Joseph Schildkraut as King Herod, and Ian Keith as Octavian.
		Cleopatra was not a box-office flop by any means, in fact the film grossed more than $23 million and was the highest grossing film of the year, but it was less than just half the budget it took to produce the movie itself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cleopatra_(film) (650 words)

	Cleopatra (1934)
		The film's screenplay by Waldemar Young and Vincent Lawrence was based on an adaptation of historical material by Barlett Cormack.
		The legendary Egyptian Queen of the Nile princess/seductress, Cleopatra (Claudette Colbert) becomes the Queen and ruler of Egypt by her manipulative, wily, and seductive ways with the Roman men in her life: Julius Caesar (Warren William) (who is assassinated) and Marc Antony (Henry Wilcoxon).
		Cleopatra falls dramatically at Antony's feet to pledge herself to him, and he vows to fight with her, disavowing his allegiance to Rome:
	www.filmsite.org /cleo.html (1225 words)

	Cleopatra_by_Goedecke
		Cleopatra and the province of Egypt are not accepted by the Romans because the relationship between the two city-states is not equal, as Rome does not benefit from a partnership between the two, although Egypt expects to be treated as a people of equal power and prestige.
		Cleopatra's entrance into Rome is the best example of her relationship with the Romans, because it is the first time that the people interact with her and see her lavishness in person.
		Cleopatra attempts to appeal to the Romans by presenting them with a mystical display of extravagant pageantry with wild animals and exotic people, because this is what she feels they will expect.
	f99.middlebury.edu /FS013A/cleopatra_by_goedecke.htm (2238 words)

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		Cleopatra VII was the last sovereign of the Macedonian dynasty and emerged as the co-regent of Egypt in 51 B.C., dedicating her efforts to enforce her royal status as queen of Egypt and to restore the glories of Ptolemies.
		Her exquisite bone structure is the cadence of grace and poise, and with its arched brows, uptilted eyes, and slightly pouting lips, the leading actress articulates the regency of an Egyptian queen, conveying the sensation of sympathy and pity in her every action.
		In the film, Cleopatra represents the abstract, postulating upon infinity and one's immortality by offering the cadence of prodigy, as it has formed dynasties over hundreds of thousands of years.
	www.unc.edu /~holta/J50/drama/cleopatra.doc (1386 words)

	Cleopatra
		The public curiosity about the film was tied in with the whole Burton-Taylor adventure, and he was not about to issue a film in two parts when the first part had almost no Richard Burton.
		The film probably would have been two separate movies if Burton had been cast as Caesar rather than Antony, but such was not the case, so it ended up as a single film, eventually truncated dramatically.
		Cleopatra's barge, the naval battle, the Egyptian palace, Rome and Alexandria, and especially Cleopatra's procession into Rome are opulent and breathtaking.
	www.fakes.net /cleopatra.htm (1662 words)

	Alex NORTH Cleopatra : Film Music CD Reviews- May 2001 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The overture, for example, is based wholly on North's theme for Cleopatra's ambition, underlining her sensuous, sinister nature, while the Caesar-Cleopatra theme is voiced largely in subdued woodwinds with soft harpsichord punctuation.
		Caesar's assassination, which is depicted from Cleopatra's perspective, opens softly with the Caesar-Cleopatra theme, after which North introduces ominous stirrings as the plotters close in, finally erupting in a maelstrom of shrieking brass.
		Take for instance, 'Cleopatra Enters Rome', you not only sense the grandeur and excitement of the occasion, but you also feel that the slow sinuous swaying figures paralleling the progress of Cleopatra's enormously imposing 'train', is not so subtly mocking the pride of the great Roman empire.
	www.musicweb-international.com /film/2001/May01/cleopatra.htm (1232 words)

	DVD Review - Cleopatra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The lush and vibrant production design of the film and the colorful costumes are one of the film’s undisputed highlights and the DVD does full justice to these elements by bringing them to life on your television screen in a faithfulness and richness that you have never seen before.
		Running for two hours, this film, called "Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood", is in incredibly diligent and detailed look at the film, its origins and the impact it has had on its participants and Hollywood as a whole.
		Considering that the film was originally budgeted as a 2 million dollar production that ended up being the most expensive movie production to date, I am sure it is easy to see that a lot must have been going on.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/cleopatra.shtml (1365 words)

	THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- CLEOPATRA
		Every dollar of the film's 42 million dollar cost is clearly up on the screen- from the incredible sets, to Cleopatra's golden barge, to the lavish costumes worn by the film's star Elizabeth Taylor, to the thousands of extras that also had to be dressed in elaborate costumes.
		Over the years, CLEOPATRA has earned a reputation of being a less than great movie; perhaps this is due to the fact that the film took a critical drubbing at the time of its release.
		Although CLEOPATRA runs over 4 hours, this movie is actually a condensed version of two separate 3 hour films, and it is possible that the 2 hours of excised footage may still exist somewhere in a 20th Century Fox film vault.
	www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_reviews/cleopatra-dvd.htm (1057 words)

	Fox Home Entertainment : Cleopatra
		In 1957, producer Walter Wagner conceived the idea of making a motion picture which would be the definitive cinematic interpretation of Cleopatra, her life and the era in which she lived.
		The narrative was of prime importance and the spectacle was always conceived as an adjunct to the story's dramatic substance and not as a substitute.
		This "Cleopatra" was the first attempt to blend both the Caesar and Antony stories into one dramatic entity.
	www.foxhome.com /cleopatra/cleopatra_history.htm (457 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| Blaxploitation
		The plots of most of these films — and they are conventionalized enough to confidently treat them as a group — are pastiches of old Warner Bros. melodramas, with dashes of MGM fashion glamor — via the street — thrown in.
		Blaxploitation films were reviled as sexist during their initial release, and it's true that the endless parade of "bitches and "ho's" in gaudy make-up and multicolored elephant bells gives some evidence of this.
		When her cop boyfriend is killed, she goes on a rampage, disguising herself as a whore to destroy a dealer's connection with a corrupt judge; getting kidnapped and ripping out the eyes of one of her captors and setting the other on fire; castrating a dealer and presenting his lopped-off dick to his girlfriend...
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /18/18_blax.html (910 words)

	Cleopatra by Jamgochian
		In the trailer to his 1934 film "Cleopatra", Cecil B. DeMille confidently suggests that the romance between the Queen of Egypt and Julius Caesar is one of history's grandest love affairs.
		It is also interesting to note that although both films, as well as the ABC film "Cleopatra", all contain scenes focusing on Cleopatra's remorse following Caesar's death, but all the films fail to capture Calphurnia's emotions after her husband was assassinated.
		Cleopatra's fertility leads to the birth of Caesar's son Caesarion, who proves to be the source of great embarrassment for Calphurnia.
	f99.middlebury.edu /FS013A/cleopatra_by_jamgochian.htm (2210 words)

	SoundtrackNet : Cleopatra (Disc 1) Soundtrack
		Cleopatra is based on one of the classic historical romances between the Queen of Egypt and the Caesar of the Roman Empire - and then between the Queen and Marc Antony.
		The other main theme used in the film is the one showing the love between Cleopatra and Antony, first heard in "Most Becoming".
		North was certainly pushing the envelope in terms of what was deemed "appropriate" for film music; his modern approach to percussion and rhythms hadn't really been done (or accepted) before.
	www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database?id=2815 (423 words)

	The Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cleopatra was a Ptolemy, a line of Greeks who assumed the throne of Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great.
		It is known that Cleopatra was one of the first of her line to actually learn the language of Egypt and of many other nations.
		Perhaps Cleopatra's skin was burned by the sun, but if she followed the Classic rules, she spent most of her time out of the sun.
	home.speedsite.com /videoc/look/look.html (613 words)

	CinemaGraphe \| Cleopatra 1934
		It was likely inherited from Victorian-era historical painting, where the adventures of Cleopatra and her (imagined) skimpy costuming (or no costuming whatsoever - - apparently there wasn't any sunburning in ancient Egypt) was featured in a number of famous paintings of the late 1800s.
		When Antony finds out Cleopatra has been to see Octavian, he assumes the obvious thing and kills himself, but does not expire until Cleopatra makes it back in time to set him straight about her true love.
		This film, with its faults and attributes, is like a mad collision between a Las Vegas revue, circa 1934, and a serious effort at history and drama that went bizarrely astray.
	www.eeweems.com /cinemagraphe/cleopatra_1934.html (792 words)

	Alex NORTH Cleopatra : Film Music CD Reviews- May 2001 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The overture, for example, is based wholly on North's theme for Cleopatra's ambition, underlining her sensuous, sinister nature, while the Caesar-Cleopatra theme is voiced largely in subdued woodwinds with soft harpsichord punctuation.
		Caesar's assassination, which is depicted from Cleopatra's perspective, opens softly with the Caesar-Cleopatra theme, after which North introduces ominous stirrings as the plotters close in, finally erupting in a maelstrom of shrieking brass.
		Take for instance, 'Cleopatra Enters Rome', you not only sense the grandeur and excitement of the occasion, but you also feel that the slow sinuous swaying figures paralleling the progress of Cleopatra's enormously imposing 'train', is not so subtly mocking the pride of the great Roman empire.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /film/2001/May01/cleopatra.htm (1232 words)

	Cleopatra of Egypt \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is generally acknowledged that she was a beauty, but probably not of the kind Theda Bara portrayed in the 1917 film version - the femme fatale who was a seducer of otherwise sensible men, rather than a brave and astute leader.
		Cleopatra then married Mark Antony, giving him three children, two of whom disappeared from history, but the third, her one daughter, became a great queen.
		Cleopatra ascended the throne at age 18 in 51 BC, and though married officially to her younger brother, she ruled alone.
	www.csmonitor.com /2002/0125/p13s02-alar.html (1493 words)

	Asterix NZ - Take a look Inside - "Asterix and Cleopatra"
		Asterix and Cleopatra is one of the most popular books in the Asterix series, and as a testament to this there have been two Asterix movies adapted from the book.
		Cleopatra was the last Queen of Egypt and mistress to Julius Caesar.
		Cleopatra shows her angry nature when she breaks a priceless vase and makes the claim that her people will build a palace for Caesar in three months.When she pays ingognito vists to the building sight, she rides on a huge throne in the shape of a cat pulled by many Egyptains.
	www.asterix.co.nz /take_a_look/cleopatra/index.html (783 words)

	Filmtracks: Cleopatra (Alex North)
		North's music for the film was very typical of his swing towards "modernism" in film music that would influence composers of the Silver Age of film scoring (especially Jerry Goldsmith).
		The exotic location, period, and sets of the film are balanced by an undeniable pair of love stories (which were enhanced, of course, by the off-screen behavior of its stars), and some film music scholars have described the Cleopatra score as having a tense, raw sexuality about it.
		Indeed, this film and score are a story in and of themselves, and this kind of labor-intensive treatment for both is spectacular.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/cleopatra.html (1841 words)

	Cleopatra (2003) : filmcritic.com Movie Review
		Aleandro is at the heart of the 2003 Argentinean film Cleopatra, and her quirky charm carries the film.
		Early on in the film Cleo remarks that she envies Sandra's job as an actress because it provides her with the opportunity to try on other identities, and as the two encounter strangers in their travels, Cleo tries out a few harmless lies: she's unmarried and childless, she's an actress herself, and so on.
		Cleopatra, along with the Argentinean films Vidas Privadas and Dos Tipos Duros, is newly available on DVD as part of 20th Century Fox's Latin Cinema collection.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/VideoHome/505287AACFBE5A8088256F74000BD72B/?OpenDocument (531 words)

	Cleopatra: Five Star Collection (US - DVD R1) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		In 1963, the film Cleopatra was released on a flood of hype, delays, cost overruns, tabloid stories, and enormously high expectations.
		Cleopatra falls naturally into two narrative sections, which is unsurprising given that director Joseph Mankiewicz’s original vision was to produce two separate movies (Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra) before the demands of the Fox executives forced him to combine them into one epic.
		It’s true that the film draws on history and on previous literary and cinematic renditions of the Cleopatra story, but the first half of Cleopatra explores in detail the relationship between Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra’s struggles to gain Rome’s support in the national power struggles of the time.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/cleopatra-five-star-collection.html (1049 words)

	Cleopatra (1963)
		While Cleopatra's relationship with the much older Caesar is one of political chess-playing and intellectual foreplay, her attraction to Antony is immediately more physical, passionate, and volatile.
		Cleopatra's entrance into Rome is one of the most elaborate and impressive scenes in filmmaking history, all the more remarkable because it was real and not created with digital effects.
		What comes across is the collective sense that what's missing from Cleopatra is as important as what's left, that it was excruciating for Mankiewicz and all of the actors to lose one-third of their work on the film.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=3805&PID=10090618&Tab=reviews&CID=18 (1910 words)

	Cleopatra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Like the latter, Cleopatra was made on a relatively modest budget considering the scope of the production, but there is a claustrophobic feeling about the film, and many of the settings could have been recreated in the legitimate theater.
		DeMille concentrated on a few set pieces to give the film a sense of the spectacular, and with scant exceptions this is a practice he would follow in all of his future pictures.
		For Cleopatra the big moments were the Egyptian queen's entry into Rome, her seduction of Marc Antony on a Nile barge, and a stirring battle montage-which incorporated a great deal of stock footage culled from DeMille's own The Ten Commandments (1923).
	www.ammi.org /film_programs/program_notes/c/cleopatra.html (358 words)

	Cleopatra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The film starts when Cleopatra (Leonor Varela) is determined to ascend to the throne of Egypt that is rightfully hers, but disputed by her sister.
		The film pays remarkable attention to this detail by presenting us Cleopatra as a woman who combines both, political wit and foresight, as well as a strong personal will combined with rigorous self-confidence.
		The film may not have the mystique of the real speculations surrounding Cleopatra, but it is an entertaining voyage into the past of Egypt.
	www.dvdreview.com /html/cleopatra.shtml (994 words)

	Cleopatra (1999) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She was a member of the ruling family, the Ptolemies, who were Greek in origin, and Cleopatra herself was part Iranian.
		The main character Cleopatra is portrayed by Leonor Varela, she isn't bad and performed some good dialogs, but she does have a few very mediocre appearances.
		They did some good work with those roles, but Kassandra Voyagis (as Arsinoe, sister of Cleopatra) is painful to watch, she is a disturbing factor, and the actors appear to act more relaxed and with more confidence when her character isn't around anymore.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0178130 (481 words)

	Cleopatra Review Movie Review Film Cleopatra: Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Martin Landau, Roddy ...
		The film is frought with flaw upon flaw, most notably resting on the shoulders of Elizabeth Taylor, who plays the famed Queen of Egypt in a shoddy, one-note performance that bears little emotional resonance or powerful intrigue.
		A sequence in which Cleopatra makes her entrance into Rome behind an entourage of dancers is completely awe-inspiring in its vision and scale, while the battle sequences have been instilled with just enough kinetic energy to make one appreciate their magnificent conception.
		As previously stated, Taylor's Cleopatra is flat and uninvolving; suffice it to say the same fate is bestowed upon her costars, Harrison and Burton, who make her suitors out to be little more than lovesick, powerless whimps who bow down to her stunning beauty and every beck and call.
	www.movieeye.com /reviews/read_movie_review/584.html (803 words)

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