No Tongue, No Hands, No Voice

[isa_burning]

Julie Taymor's movie Titus is about ninety shades of spectaculary fucked-up.  It's a recreation of the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, which is one of the bloodiest, wildest, most over-the-top Shakespeare plays ever.  The Taymor version is significantly odd: the play is anachronistic (some of it looks uber-mod, and some of it looks like war and

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[bornbeautiful]

I've never seen that movie or read it either. It sounds totally messed up. lol.

That said, I like this entry. It was full of creative goodness. :)

[isa_burning]

It's messed up in the best way. It's soooo gorgeously done.

And thank you. ♥

[innerlife_]

I love that movie. Besides being visually and conceptually amazing, it introduced me to Alan Cumming and Jessica Lange. Your interpretation of Lavinia is compelling -- I need to watch it again.

[isa_burning]

That movie is just so *lush* in terms of color and cinematography. Every time I watch it I find something new to look at. ...I also love the way they represent...Chiron or Demetrius, whichever it was (I get them confused) as this beautifully androgynous creature who later gets to play Lust in their impromptu show outside Titus' house. The whole thing is just riveting.

Jessica Lange is *too good*. ♥