Antony and Cleopatra (1959)
- Directed by
- Christopher Muir
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a live television production of Shakespeare's tragedy about the Roman general Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Their passionate romance leads to political conflict and personal downfall.
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What happens
Antony and Cleopatra is a 1959 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast live in Melbourne then recorded and screened in Sydney. The ABC also broadcast a production of Hamlet at the same time, which was broadcast live in Sydney then recorded and screened in Melbourne. It was the ABC's first live Shakespeare play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Antony and Cleopatra (2015)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.