Tonight on TV: The best Peplum in twenty years

Tonight on TV: The best Peplum in twenty years

Every day AlloCiné recommends watching a movie on TV (again). Tonight: Russell Crowe comes out to the arena …

If Peplum had a golden age in the 50s and 60s, director Ridley Scott would revive the genre. Gladiator In the early 2000s, this authentic and grand mural recounts the exciting story of a Roman general, Maximus, on the road to the successor of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Epic and visually stunning! Gladiator Offers, among other things, a particularly impressive opening scene, a bloody but realistic brawl, the mythical culmination of a chariot race, and a fascinating story. But the film’s undisputed protagonist is Russell Crowe, dedicated to the Oscars, whose face-to-face encounter with the no less brilliant Joaquin Phoenix is ​​one of the most intense in 7th art history. Finally, it is impossible not to mention Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack – probably one of the greatest achievements of his career.

The last big part of Hollywood cinema to date, Gladiator Received acclaim from the public ($ 739.79 million worldwide) and from critics (including 5 Oscars for Best Picture).

Ridley Scott Gladiator with Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen …

From 12 years

Tonight at TF1 Séries Films, at 9 p.m.

Source: allocine

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