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Cleopatra by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1963): carats and men

2020-07-24T12:16:17.600Z


JEWELERY ON SHOW (6/6) - Elizabeth Taylor arrives on the set in Rome with a husband and two children. She left three years later with a star aura, a sulphurous lover and Bulgari emerald sets.


Whether they play a central role in the plot, serve the construction of a character or speak of their time, these gems shine brightly in six masterpieces of cinema.

This Cleopatra necklace drives Marc Antoine crazy. The scene takes place on the luxurious boat of the Queen of Egypt, who came to support the triumvir. "Does your necklace appear to be made of gold coins bearing the likeness of Caesar?" It is unusual… How did you get it? ” , asks the jealous former consul, played by Richard Burton. “I had it done. I always wear it… ” answers the widow of the emperor who died three years earlier, played by Elizabeth Taylor.

To read also: Burton-Taylor, chronicle of a mad love

In the middle of this four-hour peplum, the spectacular plastron displayed on a plunging neckline and a sequined veil dress, uplifts the tension a notch, relaunching the scenario and making tangible the (real) feelings that already animate the two actors. . On screen, this gem seals the beginning of the relationship between the Roman general and the

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Source: lefigaro

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