Cinema’Caligula: The Final Cut’ removes explicit scenes and gains a new version; check out the release date ‘Corte Final’, which premieres in Brazil in December, brings significant changes to the controversial 1979 classic today at 8:22 pm

Caligulaone of the most controversial films of the 1970s, returns to the screen in a reconfigured version, titled Caligula: The Final Cut. Originally released in 1979, the film shocked the public with a mix of epic narrative and explicit scenes. The new version, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, promises to correct the narrative problems and adopt a more refined approach. The film arrives in Brazilian cinemas in December 5th.

The new edition, Caligula: The Final Cut, was created from 96 hours of raw material from the original production and was supervised by the historian Thomas Negovan. The story of the Roman emperor Caligula was reorganized, excluding the explicit sex scenes added after the original director’s dismissal, Red Brass. These sequences, directed by Giancarlo Lui at the request of the producer Bob Guccionedestroyed the film, which began to be criticized for its narrative disconnect. However, the Final Cut maintains almost all of the original dialogue, respecting the structure of the work without preserving the most controversial parts.

The 4K restoration brought a significant improvement to the visual quality of the film, which, until then, was only available in low-resolution versions. Additionally, the team used artificial intelligence to refine scenarios and recover previously unusable audio tracks.

Another important change is the complete replacement of the original soundtrack. The composer Troy Sterling Nies created a new track that intensifies the epic tone of the work, bringing it closer to contemporary productions with similar themes, such as Gladiator.

Despite the improvements, Red Brass still rejects any version that does not reflect his original vision for the film. The director even threatened to sue those responsible for the Final Cutbut did not participate in the project. On the other hand, the protagonists Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren declared support for the new edition.