
Cabiria
1914, Adventure/Drama, 2h 3m
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Cabiria
Fulvio 'Fulvius' Axilla
Maciste
Scipione 'Scipio'
Croessa
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Critic Reviews for Cabiria
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (1)
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It should be said that the pictures have been most carefully thought out, and that there is none of the crudity and bad taste which have marred many earlier picture-spectacles.
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Fire effects, a volcanic eruption, battles, thrilling adventures on land and water, crowds of actors make a kaleidoscope of action that lasts for more than two hours, and the incidents follow in a succession so rapid as to be sometimes a little confusing.
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Cabiria is a great conception, and it has been wonderfully realised.
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Every possible attention to detail has been given to historical accuracy as to settings and costumes.
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Quo Vadis and Cleopatra, which were produced by the same company and created such a favorable impression in Melbourne a few months ago, pale into insignificance before Cabiria.
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To place Cabirla where it belongs among moving pictures it can be said that it starts as a spectacular where Antony and Cleopatra leaves off.
July 18, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Cabiria
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Feb 06, 2016I find it tragic, enthralling, and mysterious that one of the most innovative films in the history of cinema is also one of the least known. In many ways, it was so far ahead of it's time, and so evolved in terms of the grand vision the film possessed. Simply put, every Epic film in the pantheon of cinematic history owes something to Cabiria. An appropriate and well-deserved nickname for this film would have to be the Godfather of Epics.Kal X. A Super Reviewer
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Jul 15, 2015After the eruption of Mt. Etna, survivors/looters finds themselves lucky to find an abandoned boat after their escape. And then unlucky, once Phoenician Pirates return and kill most of them. Croessa(Gina Marangoni) and Cabiria(Carolina Catena) are taken to Carthage where Cabiria is set to be sacrificed to their gods. Croessa goes off in search of Axilla(Umberto Mozzato) and his slave Maciste(Bartolomeo Pagano), who she recognizes as being Romans living undercover there, in order to get their help. Meanwhile, Hannibal(Emilio Vardannes) is off on a skiing vacation in the Alps. "Cabiria" is a suitably epic movie done on a grand scale. Like many other early silent movies, the pace if very fast. So much so, that the movie tries to squeeze the entire Punic Wars into a two hour running time.(By comparison, I was going to bring up "Game of Thrones" but in this case I almost think it could sort of work, especially if you cut out all the scenes in brothels.) A bigger problem lies in the film's lack of focus, as not only does it forget the title character for long stretches, but so to do the other characters who are supposedly looking for her.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Sep 29, 2012"Cabiria," made in Italy in 1914 by Giovanni Pastrone, had a huge impact on cinema, encouraging countless directors worldwide (among them America's D.W. Griffith) to take their craft more seriously and create longer, more artistically ambitious films. Unfortunately, I found the film a bore. I couldn't watch it for more than an hour. Set during ancient Roman times, it tells the story of a young girl named Cabiria born at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily. After a volcano wipes out her home, she is sold to a Carthaginian priest seeking children to sacrifice in his religious rituals. The only gripping scenes were those in the Temple of Moloch, where naked children are sacrificed one by one as frenzied dancers cheer the priest on. Cabiria is rescued and ends up on the run under the protection of a fellow Roman and his slave. That's when the boredom really sets in.William D Super Reviewer
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