Reyes, generales y esclavos : la Antigüedad Clásica a través del cine
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Los grandes personajes de la Antigüedad
han solido evocar una fuerte atracción
al medio cinematográfico. Sin embargo,
abarcar este tipo de biografía en el celuloide
ha supuesto en no pocas ocasiones, un
verdadero quebradero de cabeza para directores,
productores e intérpretes.
A lo largo del presente artículo, pretendemos
mostrar las diferentes aproximaciones
a cuatro de estos personajes de diferentes
épocas (Alejandro Magno, Aníbal
Barca, Espartaco y Cleopatra), muy representativos
de su contexto, para ver cómo
ha ido evolucionando la forma de representarlos
en la gran pantalla. Atenderemos
no solamente a contextos históricos, sino a
estilos de representación, formas de narrarlo
y visiones e ideologías que se realizaron
a través de estos personajes que en muchos
casos han alcanzado la categoría de mitos
en el subconsciente popular.
The great historical characters of antiquity have often caught the attention of the cinema. The biography of such figures in cinema, however, has posed great problems for directors, producers, and actors. In the present article we compare different versions of four important personages in antiquity: Alexander the Great, Hannibal Barca, Spartacus, and Cleopatra. We find that these figures are portrayed in different ways, depending on the creator who sought to represent them on the screen. Our focus is not only on the historical context of representation, but also on the technical aspects of cinema, style, forms of narration, and ideological vision.
The great historical characters of antiquity have often caught the attention of the cinema. The biography of such figures in cinema, however, has posed great problems for directors, producers, and actors. In the present article we compare different versions of four important personages in antiquity: Alexander the Great, Hannibal Barca, Spartacus, and Cleopatra. We find that these figures are portrayed in different ways, depending on the creator who sought to represent them on the screen. Our focus is not only on the historical context of representation, but also on the technical aspects of cinema, style, forms of narration, and ideological vision.







