Cleopatra is a classic movie that takes place in Egypt. This movie shows us the extravagant outfits and luxurious life that Cleopatra lived. This movie was released in 1963 and was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Some of the world’s most famous actors and actresses acted in this movie, like the late Elizabeth Taylor who played Cleopatra. Elizabeth Taylor wore detailed costumes in this movie. Many of the customs that she wore were covered in gold and had over the top makeup. One famous costume from the movie has her in an over the top, gold headpiece, worn with a gold dress that is made to look like fathers. Taylor wore makeup that would have been typical for a royal during this time period. She was depicted in a bold cat eye with a thick eyeliner. Many scenes in the movie, Taylor always with a gold headpiece. The sets that were used to film showed how luxurious of a life Cleopatra was living. The movie shows the large crowds of people that would come to see here being carried into a village or city. The sets that were used from when Cleopatra was in the bath, shows us how divine her life was. The set is grand, showing the servants waiting in her. The sets were used helped to portray what the audience thinks of when they think of ancient times.
While this movie stays true to clothing and sets that would have been common for this time, the movie is still “Hollywoodized.” While the makeup that Taylor
