Short film
The Rape of the Sabines
1910 · 18 min
A solemn, stagey silent historical tableau that feels like watching a legend unfold with deliberate, theatrical gravity.
- Directed by
- Ugo Falena
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Ciro Galvani, Carlo Duse, Clotilde De Maria
- Overview
- A early film adaptation of "The Rape of the Sabines" which is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally said to have taken place in 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. The English word "rape" is a conventional translation of Latin raptio, which in this context means "abduction" rather than its prevalent modern meaning in English language of sexual violation.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, power, betrayal, survival
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ugo Falena
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Ciro Galvani, Carlo Duse, Clotilde De Maria
