The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

2.x14 Cleopatra

The camera starts out on a medium shot of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, only to reveal that the two lovers are seated in the company of dozens of bare-chested men rowing their oars and a muscular Egyptian banging a gong. The shot is spectacular and ridiculous, poking fun at two powerful rulers striving for intimacy in the most grandiose surroundings.

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