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Nero (2004 film)

January 20, 2023

Nero is an Italian-British-Spanish television film, part of the Imperium series; it was made film available on DVD as of November 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by EOS Entertainment and Lux Vide for RAI and Telecinco.

Nero
Directed byPaul Marcus
StarringHans Matheson
Laura Morante
John Simm
Matthias Habich
Theme music composerAndrea Guerra
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time197 min

Plot

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome. He divorces Acte, and forces the citizens to watch hour long recitals, and at one of these, accidentally kills his new pregnant wife, Poppaea Sabina. He kills several members of the senate and orders his mother to be stabbed, where she says: "Strike the womb, for that is what bore him." Nero's madness soon causes a riot, causing himself to flee the city in disguise, and slit his wrists under the saddened embrace of Claudia Acte, his once passionate lover.

The movie in many ways tries to show Nero as a good soul gone mad, beginning as a brilliant young prince enduring injustice, then hailed enthusiastically at the beginning of his reign, implementing much-needed reforms and enjoying immense popularity. Half the film concentrates on Nero's teenage years and his love life with Acte.

Historical flaws

His relationship with Claudia Acte is altered, and its influence on his divorce from Claudia Octavia exaggerated. In fact after Nero's divorce from Octavia he married his pregnant mistress Poppaea Sabina who had married twice before marrying Nero (Rufrius Crispinus and the future Emperor Otho). Poppaea Sabina's death is portrayed differently than how it reportedly occurred. According to the historical sources, she was kicked to death by Nero in a vicious rage. The film also omits Nero's other reported attempts to kill his mother Agrippina the Younger, first by poisoning. In his second attempt he had his mother's mattress fixed so that when she lay down, a decoration on the ceiling would fall onto the bed. A third attempt involved sabotaging a ship Agrippina was traveling on, but she managed to swim to shore. The fourth attempt, in which a soldier killed her on the spot, is shown in the movie as Agrippina walks toward the soldier and tells him, "Strike the womb that bore him". In the film Nero is shown to have a fixation on playing the harp, which is only partly true. In a late part of the movie Nero is shown playing his harp in the center of a Roman Theatre as Emperor around 62 A.D. This is fiction, because Nero never played his harp in front of a large audience. He usually played it in isolation or within a small group of friends.

At the end, Nero escapes from the city by himself and slits his wrists where he is embraced by Acte. In reality, Nero escaped from the city in disguise to the house of one of his loyal freedmen; there he committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck. However, he botched the job and had to have a slave finish him job off.[1]

The Emperor Caligula is also altered. In the film, Caligula banishes Agrippina, Nero's mother, as he did in reality, but in reality, both Agrippina and Julia Livilla were exiled, yet Livilla is not even mentioned in the film. The assassination of Caligula is also depicted inaccurately. In the film, Caligula is lured to a brothel by his attendants, where he is assassinated. Historically, he was killed in a cryptoporticus underneath a palatine theater by praetorian guards led by Cassius Chaerea, Marcus Vinicius, and Lucius Annius Vinicianus. After Caligula was murdered, his wife and daughter were eliminated.

The film's budget was around €800,000. It was filmed on location in Sicily and Tunisia in late 2004 and early 2005.

Cast

Crew

  • Directed by: Paul Marcus
  • Teleplay by: Paul Billing & Francesco Contaldo
  • Produced by: Luca Bernabei
  • Director of Photography: Giovanni Galasso
  • Production Designer: Paolo Biagetti
  • Edited by: Alessandro Lucidi
  • Costume Designer: Paolo Scalabrino
  • Music By: Andrea Guerra

See also

References

  1. ^ Suetonius, Life of Nero

External links

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This article reads like a review rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject Please help improve this article to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia s quality standards December 2009 Nero is an Italian British Spanish television film part of the Imperium series it was made film available on DVD as of November 2005 in the U S and Canada Produced by EOS Entertainment and Lux Vide for RAI and Telecinco NeroDirected byPaul MarcusStarringHans MathesonLaura MoranteJohn SimmMatthias HabichTheme music composerAndrea GuerraCountry of originUnited KingdomItalySpainOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time197 min Contents 1 Plot 2 Historical flaws 3 Cast 4 Crew 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditAs a young boy future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother While in exile in the pontine islands Agrippina his mother sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor but she will have to die first She accepts the proposal Back in Rome Nero now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula s death Agrippina returns She poisons Claudius food and Nero becomes emperor At first Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte and marries her throwing off his engagement with Claudius daughter Claudia Octavia telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with Heartbroken she arrives at an island and kills herself Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome He divorces Acte and forces the citizens to watch hour long recitals and at one of these accidentally kills his new pregnant wife Poppaea Sabina He kills several members of the senate and orders his mother to be stabbed where she says Strike the womb for that is what bore him Nero s madness soon causes a riot causing himself to flee the city in disguise and slit his wrists under the saddened embrace of Claudia Acte his once passionate lover The movie in many ways tries to show Nero as a good soul gone mad beginning as a brilliant young prince enduring injustice then hailed enthusiastically at the beginning of his reign implementing much needed reforms and enjoying immense popularity Half the film concentrates on Nero s teenage years and his love life with Acte Historical flaws EditHis relationship with Claudia Acte is altered and its influence on his divorce from Claudia Octavia exaggerated In fact after Nero s divorce from Octavia he married his pregnant mistress Poppaea Sabina who had married twice before marrying Nero Rufrius Crispinus and the future Emperor Otho Poppaea Sabina s death is portrayed differently than how it reportedly occurred According to the historical sources she was kicked to death by Nero in a vicious rage The film also omits Nero s other reported attempts to kill his mother Agrippina the Younger first by poisoning In his second attempt he had his mother s mattress fixed so that when she lay down a decoration on the ceiling would fall onto the bed A third attempt involved sabotaging a ship Agrippina was traveling on but she managed to swim to shore The fourth attempt in which a soldier killed her on the spot is shown in the movie as Agrippina walks toward the soldier and tells him Strike the womb that bore him In the film Nero is shown to have a fixation on playing the harp which is only partly true In a late part of the movie Nero is shown playing his harp in the center of a Roman Theatre as Emperor around 62 A D This is fiction because Nero never played his harp in front of a large audience He usually played it in isolation or within a small group of friends At the end Nero escapes from the city by himself and slits his wrists where he is embraced by Acte In reality Nero escaped from the city in disguise to the house of one of his loyal freedmen there he committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck However he botched the job and had to have a slave finish him job off 1 The Emperor Caligula is also altered In the film Caligula banishes Agrippina Nero s mother as he did in reality but in reality both Agrippina and Julia Livilla were exiled yet Livilla is not even mentioned in the film The assassination of Caligula is also depicted inaccurately In the film Caligula is lured to a brothel by his attendants where he is assassinated Historically he was killed in a cryptoporticus underneath a palatine theater by praetorian guards led by Cassius Chaerea Marcus Vinicius and Lucius Annius Vinicianus After Caligula was murdered his wife and daughter were eliminated The film s budget was around 800 000 It was filmed on location in Sicily and Tunisia in late 2004 and early 2005 Cast EditHans Matheson Nero Laura Morante Agrippina Rike Schmid Acte Simon Andreu Porridus Sonia Aquino Messalina Maria Gabriella Barbuti Licia James Bentley Young Nero Marco Bonini Rufus Robert Brazil Gaius Silius Philippe Caroit Apollonius Todd Carter Senator 1 Massimo Dapporto Claudius Maurizio Donadoni Burrus Emanuela Garuccio Claudia Matthias Habich Seneca Klaus Handl Pallas Jochen Horst Etius Ruby Kammer Marzia Angela Molina Domitia Mario Opinato Tigellinus Vittoria Puccini Octavia Ian Richardson Septimus Paolo Scalabrino Senator 2 John Simm Caligula Liz Smith Soothsayer Elisa Tovati Poppea Pierre Vaneck Paul of Tarsus Francesco Venditti BritannicusCrew EditDirected by Paul Marcus Teleplay by Paul Billing amp Francesco Contaldo Produced by Luca Bernabei Director of Photography Giovanni Galasso Production Designer Paolo Biagetti Edited by Alessandro Lucidi Costume Designer Paolo Scalabrino Music By Andrea GuerraSee also EditList of historical drama films List of films set in ancient RomeReferences Edit Suetonius Life of NeroExternal links EditNero at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nero 2004 film amp oldid 1110120020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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