Theda Bara as Cleopatra. 1917.
Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. 1963.
A fragment of a statue of Cleopatra as Cleopatra.
I thought the pre-code Claudette Colbert version with Warren William directed by Cecil B. DeMille to be the best version, a veritable page from “Hollywood Babylon” come to life with full-tilt decadence.
Shit! I forgot about that one.
It’s a little Ken Russell, a little Derek Jarman and even a little Busby Berkeley (check out the dancing Leopard Girls).
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I thought the pre-code Claudette Colbert version with Warren William directed by Cecil B. DeMille to be the best version, a veritable page from “Hollywood Babylon” come to life with full-tilt decadence.
Shit! I forgot about that one.
It’s a little Ken Russell, a little Derek Jarman and even a little Busby Berkeley (check out the dancing Leopard Girls).