¡Buenos días chicas! Os engañaría si os digo que sé las
veces que he visto esta película porque no lo sé… ¡he perdido la cuenta! Es uno
de los pocos films que consiguen encandilarme de principio a fin. Una historia
de lucha por la libertad, valor, odio, venganza, amor y pasión como pocas veces
he visto en la gran pantalla
Dirigida en 1960 por Stanley Kubrick, protagonizada por Kirk
Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton y Toni
Curtis y basada en la obra homónima escrita por Howard Fast, narra la historia
del esclavo Espartaco y los hechos
acaecidos durante la Tercera Guerra Servil .
La historia de amor entre Espartaco y Varinia (Jean Simmons)
es una de las más hermosas que recuerdo no sólo por la increíble química entre
los dos actores si no por algunas de la más hermosas escenas de la película (que
en su momento fueron censuradas).
¿Sabíais qué…?
-La película se estrenó en 1960 en su versión íntegra aunque
en 1967 se eliminaron 23 minutos de escenas de batallas violentas, la del baño
de Craso (Laurence Olivier) con Antonino (Toni Curtis) en el que demuestra
abiertamente su bisexualidad y alguna escena de amor entre Espartaco y Varinia.
-Las batallas de la película fueron rodadas en las afueras
de Madrid y Guadalajara.
-El ejército romano estaba conformado realmente por reclutas
del ejército español que actuaron como extras.
-Aunque la película tuvo un éxito descomunal y encumbró a Kubrick como director de prestigio, este
nunca la sintió como realmente suya.
¿La habéis visto chicas?
¡Feliz inicio de semana!
¡Feliz inicio de semana!
Good morning
ladies! I would lie to you if I told you that I know how many times I’ve
watched this film… I really don’t know it!! Is one of those films that
mesmerized me from the beginning to the end. Few times you’ll see a story of
love, passion, hate, revenge, fight for freedom and courage like this in the
big screen.
Directed in
1960 by Stanley Kubrick, starred by Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence
Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton and Toni Curtis and based on the novel
written by Howard Fast, it tells the story of the slave Spartacus and the events of the Third Servile War.
The love
story between Spartacus and Varinia (Jean Simmons) is one of the most beautiful
I can remember not only because of the chemistry among them but also for the
beautiful scenes in the film (some of them censored at that time).
Did you
know that...?
-The film was released in 1960 in its complete version, but was eventually cut in 1967. The 23 minutes censored contained violent battles, the bath scene with Craso (Laurence Olivier) talking with Antonino (Toni Curtis) about his bisexuality and some love scenes between Spartacus and Varinia.
-The battle scenes were filmed in the outskirts of Madrid and Guadalajara (Spain).
-Eight thousand trained soldiers from the Spanish infantry were used to double as the Roman army.
-Despite the film being a huge box office success, and being considered to rank among the very best of historical epics, Kubrick disowned the movie, as he didn’t feel it as “its own”
-The film was released in 1960 in its complete version, but was eventually cut in 1967. The 23 minutes censored contained violent battles, the bath scene with Craso (Laurence Olivier) talking with Antonino (Toni Curtis) about his bisexuality and some love scenes between Spartacus and Varinia.
-The battle scenes were filmed in the outskirts of Madrid and Guadalajara (Spain).
-Eight thousand trained soldiers from the Spanish infantry were used to double as the Roman army.
-Despite the film being a huge box office success, and being considered to rank among the very best of historical epics, Kubrick disowned the movie, as he didn’t feel it as “its own”
Have you watched it ladies?
Happy beggining of the week!!
Dos de las escenas censuradas / Two of the censored scenes
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| Craso's bath |
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| Varinia's bath (personally one of my favourite moments...) |
El final es tan emotivo y conmovedor que lloro cada vez que lo veo...
The end is so emotional and touching that I cry every single time I watch it...
