Based on Shakespeare's TITUS ANDRONICUS (one of the Bard's lesser-known and most gruesome works), director Taymor (Broadway's THE LION KING) brings this adaptation to life with dazzling imagery and haunting immediacy. Titus (Hopkins) is a victorious Roman general who makes two mistakes: supporting the wily Saturninus (Cumming) as the new Emperor, and wronging Tamora, Queen of the Goths (Lange), by killing her eldest son. Murder follows murder as the tides of fate change, as Tamora is aided by her two reckless sons and her Moor lover, Aaron (Lennix). The body count is raised higher and higher until Titus finally holds a very special dinner banquet. Taymor's bold visual sense verges on absurdity, but her sense of morality, as well as powerful acting by Hopkins and company, combine to tell a powerful, violent tale.

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Special Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: TITUS - Feature Presentation
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Audio Tracks: Score
Audio Commentary:
1. Julie Taymor - Director
2. Elliot Goldenthal - Composer
3. Anthony Hopkins, Harry Lennix - Stars (Specific Scenes)
Disc 2: TITUS - Supplemental Material
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: "Making the Penny Arcade Nightmares"
Documentary: "Muse of Fire: The Making of TITUS"
Interviews: Julie Taymor - Director (Q & A)
Trailers:
1. Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essay: American Cinematographer Articles
Galleries: Costume Gallery

Anthony Hopkins: Welsh Actor
Jessica Lange: American Actress, TOOTSIE (1982)
Harry J. Lennix: Actor/"Mo' Money"
Alan Cumming: Actor/"Black Beauty"
Jonathan Rhys-Myers: 
Laura Fraser: Actress
Angus MacFadyen: Actor/"Braveheart"
Colm Feore: Actor. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
James Frain: Actor
Blake Ritson: Actor

Julie Taymor: Director, FRIDA

Conchita Airoldi: Actor/producer: THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH (1970)
Julie Taymor: Director, FRIDA
Jody Patton: Producer

Julie Taymor: Director, FRIDA

Elliot Goldenthal: 

Francoise Bonnot: Editor

"...A conditional victory....Distinguished by some outstanding [acting] and an arresting stylistic approach..."
"...Taymor's visual and visceral flair makes Titus a grabber..."
Rating: B -- Recommended
"...[Taymor] allows her mind to roam, finding metaphors to visually represent mood....A stunning vision..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
"...A dynamic film....Directed with unflagging energy....Hopkins gives a towering portrayal of a tragic hero in the robust, straightforward style of the classically trained Shakespearean actor..."
"...Harry Lennix truly impresses, oozing a dignified menace..."
"...Taymor lavishes great energy on staging and photography..."