tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post5369070490237701826..comments2024-03-27T22:19:43.722-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: Lobby Cards set: HEAD OF A TYRANT (1959)PEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-16121682114117005652018-12-14T11:50:39.462-05:002018-12-14T11:50:39.462-05:00The ending scene in which the indescribably gorgeo...The ending scene in which the indescribably gorgeous Isabelle Corey as Judith strides out of the colonnade and solemnly hoists Holofernes' head is one of the most dramatic in the cycle. The mobs melt away as she walks down the stepsBrrrodie the Westiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264730463799876531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-84809825789676941402018-12-13T19:51:56.768-05:002018-12-13T19:51:56.768-05:00In my view "Head Of A tyrant" is an outs...<br />In my view "Head Of A tyrant" is an outstanding Peplum precisely because it depicts an important historical episode, is very well acted, and does not involve large battle scenes, orgies, or gladiators.<br /><br />Cinema in the Ancient World needs serious dramas as well as Saturday morning popcorn chompers.<br /><br />Judith Beheading Holofernes is a major theme in western painting. It was depicted by Caravaggio and others.Scott Ochiltreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818902962971739002noreply@blogger.com