Imperium: Augustus (2003)
- Original title
- Augustus: The First Emperor
- Directed by
- Roger Young
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 3h
- 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
The film follows the life of Octavian, from his rise to power to his later years as Emperor Augustus. It shows his transformation through a framing device where he tells his daughter Julia about his past.
historicalepicdramaticreflectiveslow-pacedseriouseducationalintimate
What happens
Imperium: Augustus is a 2003 joint British-Italian production, and part of the Imperium series. It tells of the life story of Octavian and how he became Augustus. Half the film takes place in the past (as Augustus explains to his daughter Julia how he became who he is) and the other half takes place in the later life of Augustus. The drama starred Peter O'Toole as Augustus, Charlotte Rampling as Livia, Vittoria Belvedere as Julia, Ken Duken as Marcus Agrippa, Benjamin Sadler as Octavian (young Augustus) and Juan Diego Botto as Iullus Antonius. It was filmed in Tunisia. The film was produced by EOS Entertainment and Lux Vide for RAI, Telecinco and ZDF. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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