omnia praeclara rara

dir. sofia coppola

"She was an exquisitely beautiful girl." — MALCOLM MCDOWELL

The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

Angelina Jolie, Colin Farrell and Val Kilmer in Alexander (2004)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

"This is what Season 3 sadly lacked - the brotherly conflict. David and Francois had natural chemistry & Juan's immaturity balanced so well with Cesare's leadership. The writers tried to replace Juan with Lucrezia's husband Alfonso, but he had none of Juan's charisma, humor or complexity." (x)

"Lucrezia, standing with arms folded in front of her, her long blond ringlets hanging down over her shoulders, wore an expression of hard determination on her angelic face." — THE FAMILY (MARIO PUZO)

After the Audience by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

// requested by anonymous

The slipper and the rose (1976)

RUTH WILSON and TOBY STEPHENS as JANE EYRE and EDWARD FAIRFAX ROCHESTER in JANE EYRE (2006) dir. SUSANNA WHITE

I, Claudius "Hail Who?"

Iphigenia (1977) | dir. Michael Cacoyannis

“We have entrusted to our beloved daughter in Christ, the noble lady, Lucretia de Borgia, Duchess of Biseglia, the office of keeper of the castle, as well as the government of our cities of Spoleto and Foligno, and of the country and district about them. Having perfect confidence in the intelligence, fidelity and probity of the Duchess, which We have dwelt upon in previous letters… We trust that you will receive the Duchess Lucretia as is your duty, with all due honour as your regent, and show her submission in all things… collectively and severally, in so far as law and custom dictate in the government of the city, and whatever she may think proper to exact of you, even as you would obey ourselves, and to execute her commands with all diligence and promptness.” — RODRIGO BORGIA'S TRUST IN LUCREZIA IN A LETTER HE WROTE TO THE PRIORS OF SPOLETO