Episode two of Queen Cleopatra ended with Mark Antony making his entry into Cleopatra’s life after executing her sister Arsinoe. Arsinoe was charged with sheltering the assassins who had murdered Julius Caesar. It was only fitting to get rid of her. With her last sibling gone, Queen Cleopatra, who is essentially Pharaoh, has the full power to rule Egypt as per her wishes. The episode also had Cleopatra visiting Rome with her child with Julius Caesar, Caesarion, whom she had hoped would get public recognition as his son. Unfortunately for her, Caesar was murdered by his people, and she was forced to flee Rome to save herself and her child. What would happen with Mark Antony now in Alexandria?
Mark Antony has been in Alexandria for quite some time. The expert chipped in that he was finding it comfortable around here, now with the power of the eastern side...
Mark Antony has been in Alexandria for quite some time. The expert chipped in that he was finding it comfortable around here, now with the power of the eastern side...
- 5/10/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
The legend of Queen Cleopatra has been immortalized by the Shakespeare tragedy Antony and Cleopatra. Though the story only focused on her beauty and the torrid love the two of them shared, there was more to Queen Cleopatra than being led on. She was an astute politician and a great strategist and diplomat. She has always been reduced to a thing of beauty thanks to Elizabeth Taylor’s portrayal of her, and because of this, for a long time, the world had a face for the most beautiful queen of the ancient world. But was the woman white? And what exactly is the history of the legendary queen?
The Netflix Original mini-series begins with experts talking about how Cleopatra was misrepresented by Hollywood by showcasing her as a white-skinned lady from the ancient world who happened to have ancient Macedonian heritage. It is mind-boggling to understand how a woman of...
The Netflix Original mini-series begins with experts talking about how Cleopatra was misrepresented by Hollywood by showcasing her as a white-skinned lady from the ancient world who happened to have ancient Macedonian heritage. It is mind-boggling to understand how a woman of...
- 5/10/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Queen Cleopatra is a towering figure in world history who was immortalized by Shakespeare in his tragic play Antony & Cleopatra, a love story of two powerful leaders who succumbed to love and jealousy, or is that what the famous playwright meant through his literature? When we think of Queen Cleopatra, we think of the unmatched beauty of Egypt, who bathed in milk, and we think of Elizabeth Taylor encapsulating the beauty of the Pharaoh in such a way that it is still hard to imagine another actor in the role other than the iconic Hollywood actress. But the new Netflix Original documentary series about the famous Queen of Egypt is not interested in talking just about the doomed love story. Directors Tina Gharavi and Victoria Adeola Thomas tell us the tale of the politician and leader that the Queen was, who managed to stay strong till the end.
The documentary begins with an American professor,...
The documentary begins with an American professor,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
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