Watching Ben Hur movie almost instantly me to a christian!!! It wa that moving !!!
@robbhahn8897Ай бұрын
Definitely on my top five list.
@shanedesign432 ай бұрын
wow ça devrait exister sur le marcher j'achète ;-)
@niccolowadia37617 ай бұрын
I always wanted to know what was the Height of the Spina & the stadium was from the ground compared to the chariots ??
@FreeYourHand8 ай бұрын
most epic movie of all time
@stephanewillocq87849 ай бұрын
Absolument magnifique ! Bravo 👏
@FeliceCalchi9 ай бұрын
Grazie, gentilissimo!
@suechef9026 Жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I've watched Ben-Hur since 1960, Messala still loses the race. I was a HUGE fan of Stephen Boyd and recall reading that the most painful thing about making this film - and he did his own stunts - was removing all bloody makeup he wore for his death scenes - removing it all took his own skin with it. He died so young perhaps his main purpose in life was to portray Messala.
@user-fb4dv7vn7d Жыл бұрын
All of Mr. Romolo Felice statues from the chariot race weren't destroyed. One is still sitting today on one of Cinecitta backlots. I drive by it quite often.
@FeliceCalchi Жыл бұрын
The one you see today in Cinecittà is a polystyrene replica made a few years ago to commemorate 100 years of Cinema. The original Ben Hur colossus, made with plaster and wood, were destroyed after filming by Romolo and all other workers.
@edfelstein3891 Жыл бұрын
Caligula is a truly one-of-a-kind piece of cinema. So many things wrong with it... and yet so many things great. Cinematically, it's pretty much a train wreck. The director seemed completely unaware of where to put the camera and what direction to shoot. The editing appears to have been done with a chainsaw. There was no narrative to speak of -- just a hodgepodge of scenes showing Caligula committing increasingly insane and barbaric acts. And yet... The fact that the movie exists at all is remarkable. No one before or since would have had the audacity to do a 2 1/2 hour big-budget pornographic historical epic, and none would have done it on the scale that Guccione did. There was a considerable amount of imagination on display, particularly in the sets by Danilo Donati and the music by Bruno Nicolai. The acting was superlative all the way around. And while I have no first-hand knowledge, I would imagine it is probably the most accurate depiction of the madness and decadence that was ancient Rome that has ever been put to celluloid. I would not want to live in a world where there were no films like Caligula. ** I'm not going to discuss the sex and violence; I think both are essential to the portrayal of the time and place, but some have a moral objection. Chacun ses goûts.
@CrassMufumbu2 ай бұрын
The Ultimate cut is coming out this year ..look it up theatrically..its 20 minutes longer , coherent, and quite good..the porn scenes were removed but its still nc 17..and racy...music rescored and no take from the original is in it..absolutely a new movie.
@JavierGalindoJGCH Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work and video! Is this a new cast done recently from the Villa Giulia Etruscan museum piece or did you have it already from a few years back?
@FeliceCalchi Жыл бұрын
I acquired the fine molds (very rare) about 5 years ago. Today it is not allowed to take molds on the original.
@crgracio Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much to share your time. Great Job.
@FeliceCalchi Жыл бұрын
It is a pleasure! Thanks for watching!
@NG-ki5eo Жыл бұрын
Sig. Felice - How lucky you were to work on the sets. Beautiful work...bravo!
I was a young teen when we lived in Rome at the time of the Ben-Hur filming. Mr. William Wyler's young daughter was in the my school (International School), and we were invited to the set in Cinecitta. We saw the scene where Charlton Heston was stranded in the sea. Will never forget that field trip.
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Such a great memories! It was an epochal film, in every respect, that made its mark on so many people for many generations.
@crgracio2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Grazie to share!!!!
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@michelebruno71972 жыл бұрын
My all time favourite movie
@angelaclark67282 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1959 when they made ben hur
@angelaclark67282 жыл бұрын
Some movies you can't remake like ben-ur awesome amazing wonderful 😄😄😄
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
…so true.
@user-xb4pu5kc5n2 жыл бұрын
Best marching music 🎶 👍
@deathnotelight79632 жыл бұрын
Il più grande kolossal di tutti i tempi!!!👏👏👏
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Verissimo..
@dorynwallach52942 жыл бұрын
Hi, what kind of black wax did you use?
@MyTroubadour2 жыл бұрын
Ce chef d'œuvre restera certainement l'une des plus grandes fresques de toute l'histoire cinématographique mais surtout 61 ans après sa sortie fait toujours office de référence. Récompensé par 11 Oscars et 12 Nominations seulement dépassé par 'Titanic' de James Cameron. avec 11 Oscars et 14 Nominations.
@andrejajurecic10502 жыл бұрын
For a few moments he came to life ... Beautiful! ❤
@dianalee30592 жыл бұрын
Rosza’s music score was.brilliant
@benhur19592 жыл бұрын
Best ever , in my opinion
@MyTroubadour2 жыл бұрын
D'accord avec votre commentaire et je dirai même que la musique porte le film avec une parfaite osmose. Le Maître Miklos Rozsa nous a ébloui.
@dianalee30592 жыл бұрын
The finest accomplishment n film making history
@TimesThree3332 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the unrated version. It's big, it's ambitious, and it tells an interesting story. I remember reading that Gore Vidal was really unhappy with the final cut. He'd written a lot more homosexual sex into the script, and these were pretty much ignored by the director.
@MelancoliaI2 жыл бұрын
I guess with the movie you had a war of three men (Vidal, Guccione, and Brass) with three very different ideas about what they wanted the movie to be. The result is a mess. A delightful mess
@djl26402 жыл бұрын
Very cool.
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@roccozecca48862 жыл бұрын
Bellissimo!
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie Rocco!
@trip19562 жыл бұрын
che bello..è in vendita per caso?
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie! Si è in vendita. Per saperne di piùinvia una email ad [email protected]
@vincenzoscarfo59852 жыл бұрын
Un vero capolavoro!Complimenti!!
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie Vincenzo!
@SilvanoPA2 жыл бұрын
Ma che bello....complimenti......
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie!
@jannottino2 жыл бұрын
Bellissimo lavoro, complimenti
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie!!
@MVVblog2 жыл бұрын
Impressionante! Complimenti veramente.
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie Marco, da te è un complimento apprezzatissimo!
@MiguelGarcia-rb7gg2 жыл бұрын
Super cool and original !Bravissimo! 👍🏻
@OneMakerShow2 жыл бұрын
Ho adorato vedere i vari step su Instagram. Ma nel video, con la musica, l’omaggio a metropolis e tutte le fasi di realizzazione tutto è ancora meglio. 😍 fantastica idea e realizzazione sublime
@FeliceCalchi2 жыл бұрын
Grazie Mattia!! Mi sono divertito moltissimo, e ho tanto da imparare sull’elettronica ma già penso al prossimo progetto!
@ninodebont3 жыл бұрын
What happend with Ur instagram ?
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
ig has closed my profile, I don't know why. Now you can follow me on the new ig profile @drawingcast
@pmajudge3 жыл бұрын
HAIL TO AN EPIC OF EPICS !!! SEENI IT MILLIONS OF TIMES - TIMELESS!!! BEN HUR - From UK 🇬🇧
@lifeskater98993 жыл бұрын
Brilliant how there's no musical soundtrack throughout the race-just the sound of hooves, horses being whipped, chariots, crashes. Makes it that more intense. Thanks so much for posting.
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you are welcome!
@dianalee30592 жыл бұрын
Yes.Any composer worth his salt knows that the absence of music is every bit as powerful
@artistmac3 жыл бұрын
Once we reached the VHS/DVD age, where film scenes could be watched over and over and over again and overanalyzed thanks to rewind, slow motion and frame-by-frame, people are spotting things that weren't given a second thought by audiences at the time the movie came out. The car chase in "Bullitt" is a another example of that.
@siewbergeron80142 жыл бұрын
Biblical Descendants 1 Wednesday April 27th 2022 1:12☆♡
@siewbergeron80142 жыл бұрын
Jean Guy Joseph
@miguelrios33903 жыл бұрын
Bellísima labor!!
@miguelrios33903 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! Thank you very much for share!
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Miguel!
@albertcomas90743 жыл бұрын
Bravo. Moltes gràcies
@margaretluppino3 жыл бұрын
Incredible! Grazie. Thank you for your talent, knowledge, respect and honor to Leo and the timeless craft you and your family continue to do with perfection today.
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
Grazie my dear Friend!
@mjw19553 жыл бұрын
When he was still of sound mind, Charlton Heston was on a radio talk show giving some fascinating factoids about the film. You know that part where Ben-Hur's chariot runs over the wreckage of another chariot, and he almost gets dumped out? That wasn't supposed to happen! The stunt man doubling for Heston was supposed to put his feet into some restraints, but forgot to do so. But when director William Wyler saw it, he said "That's great! Leave it in!" They hired FIVE THOUSAND extras to be the crowd- contrast that with "Gladiator" which used only 150 extras who were digitally duplicated around the arena. They built a special dining hall to feed them- which it could do in only three sittings. And in the galley scenes, those men really were sweating- you can't see them, but the ends of the oars they're pulling were attached to some really thick, heavy rubber bands. And it you want to score some trivia points, the role of Jesus was uncredited to a young actor named Claude Heater. (Look him up on IMDB). And did anybody notice that Martha Scott played Charlton Heston's mother twice- In Ben Hur, and before that in The Ten Comandments.
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. Yes, there are endless anecdotes to discover and remember, both about this and other blockbusters, like an intricate story hidden behind the scenes.
@Marlondurran3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff 👍
@Hunpecked2 ай бұрын
I did notice Martha Scott in both films. Watching Ben-Hur for the umpteenth time I thought her voice seemed familiar. Looked it up and sure enough, they were both Martha Scott.
@eros-alatus3 жыл бұрын
How much is it?
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
Hi Elia, write me on [email protected] I’ll be okeased to provide any infos and price. Thanks!
@ninodebont3 жыл бұрын
What happend with ur instagram?
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
It was closed.. by IG... you can follow at @drawingcast
@rajashreegudi4623 жыл бұрын
wow
@sailinginps3 жыл бұрын
This is Hollywood at its best.
@WondrousEarth3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this, I and my friend enjoyed watching very informative ☺
@superbrighteye3 жыл бұрын
That statue in the middle of the racetrack was great It made the whole roman time setting believable I was impressed the first time i saw that on a large screen as a nine year old in the early 1970s Also the dolphins were a nice idea was that artistic freedom or did the Romans really use that to count The only problem with the race is because of the editing the daytime sun shadows on the track/walls make no sence it jumps Didn't notice that at the time offcourse
@superbrighteye3 жыл бұрын
And a pitty that they didn't film it in vista vision (for home use)
@FeliceCalchi3 жыл бұрын
‘mistakes' and artistic licenses in those films are numerous, but we love them all the same. In this regard I wrote a short post on my blog: www.felicecalchi.com/contraddictory-classic/