Joseph K. Mankiewicz' Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor (DVD)

It's always neat to see what artists do with ancient history.  In this case, the costumes and art direction both won Academy Awards, although they're the elements of the movie that are the least "real." They're certainly beautiful, but I didn't really get the major chemistry that was supposed to have developed between Taylor and Burton during filming.  While many of the elements of the story were historically accurate, I thought that including Cleo and Antony's children in the story might have helped explain why they felt eternally connected.  In my opinion, the passion between them isn't convincing in the movie.