01-22-2009, 12:20 AM
Hi Jaime
There are reasons for that which are explained in a book I have about the making of the film, not least because of when it was made! I hope one day to do a costume review of these films as I have a collection of material and photographs that might be of interest to readers.
They are a sort of light brown red in Spartacus, which archaeologically speaking is quite accurate. Note also mail worn under leather in FOTRE!
Graham
Quote:Yes, some of the uniforms look like stage costumes. The makeup, too, looks like stage makeup which may account in part for Vivien Leigh's appearence. And given the script the movie almost seems like a filmed play. So, it seems a bit bizarre at times when you watch it for the first time.
There are reasons for that which are explained in a book I have about the making of the film, not least because of when it was made! I hope one day to do a costume review of these films as I have a collection of material and photographs that might be of interest to readers.
Quote:Now that you mention it I can't think of any red tunics in "Spartacus" or "Fall of the Roman Empire" either.
They are a sort of light brown red in Spartacus, which archaeologically speaking is quite accurate. Note also mail worn under leather in FOTRE!
Graham
"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe.
"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.
"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.
"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
