# Titus (1999)

> Julie Taymor transforms Shakespeare’s bloodiest revenge tragedy into a flamboyant, grotesque, and visually baroque descent through familial and imperial violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7167

## Facts

- Runtime: 162 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Julie Taymor
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Rhys, Harry Lennix, Angus Macfadyen, Colm Feore, Alan Cumming
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120866/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: operatic, grotesque, darkly comic, arthouse film night, Shakespeare adaptation marathon

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