Once I saw the trailer I thought...there seems to be a lot of sex in this movie? Or isn't there? I want to know because it looks interesting, I don't want anything too brutal though.
All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you- Gandalf
I have watched it many times. There is one scene, a literal Roman orgy that might bother you.
When you mention brutal, there is a lot of violence in it. Not to spoil anything for you but one of the main characters is brutally raped by two men that then cut her hands off and her tongue out so that she can never tell who did it. But the rape is not shown, most of the violence happens off-screen, except in the last scene. In fact a recurring theme in this story is the cutting off of hands, a possible representation of helplessness.
I suggest you watch it, because it is brilliant, you will enjoy it especially if you are a fan of Shakespeare. But it is not something that everyone will like.
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By the way, the scene where the girl is discovered, and they see her atop the tree and with branches in her hands has to be one of the most marvelous/disturbing scenes in the whole movie.
I liked this piece beyond words.
It is isn't it? It is one of those things that is terrible and beautiful all at once.
It reminded me of a Degas painting, a mutilated ballerina. The director made that comment somewhere and I see that every time I view that scene.
It is like suffering beyond anything words could tell.
"The world only spins forward." -Prior
"A trip to the moon on gossamer wings." -Harper
I find it one of the most memorable scenes in a film that I have ever seen. I think it was that very scene that convinced me to buy the movie.
shareI haven't seen this film in a while but that scene really stands out when I think about it, along with the scene where the girl has the flashback to the rape and it's represented as her being attacked by the tigers. There's so much memorable imagry in this film.
shareI love that scene. When I first rented "Titus", that scene gave me chills and I had to rewind it. It's so beautiful in such a grotesque way :-)
shareThere is quite a bit of nudity in general (even see quick glimpses of JRM's penis in the orgy scene) and also offscreen sex scenes and a rape scene (offscreen). There is also incest and homosexuality--including a shot of The King, Tamara and her sons all in bed together naked...
It's very violent and dramatic, yes - and it is meant to be provocative. It's pretty gory (especially when Lavinia is discovered - never reacted so badly to such a small amount of fake blood!). I guess it's not a film for the squeamish, but it does pose the question directly at the audience: 'and how are YOU reacting to this?'. Makes you question yourself as much as why characters are doing violent/unusual things. Gory, but intelligently so.
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