Gladiator: The Historical Epic Revived.

Why did big-budget epics of the ancient world fall out of fashion? How did the 2000 film Gladiator single-handedly resuscitate a genre that had been dormant for nearly 40 years? What has recent scholarship revealed about the film's portrayals of gladiator battles and the lives of ancient Roman...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Great Courses, The, Aldrete, Greg
Weitere Verfasser:
Aldrete, Greg (SchauspielerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2020.
Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
Zusammenfassung:
Why did big-budget epics of the ancient world fall out of fashion? How did the 2000 film Gladiator single-handedly resuscitate a genre that had been dormant for nearly 40 years? What has recent scholarship revealed about the film's portrayals of gladiator battles and the lives of ancient Roman emperors: their truths, falsehoods, and embellishments?
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
History, Ancient.
Motion pictures.
Education films.
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