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Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination.

Director

Robert Schwentke

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Filmgalerie 451,Kasbah Films,ZDF/Arte,Gretchenfilm

Awards

2 nominations

Seneca

Nero

Lucilius

Cecilia

Geraldine Chaplin

Fabius

Paulina

Lilith Stangenberg

Statius

Felix

Agrippina

Mary-Louise Parker

Rufus

Decimus

Alexander Fehling

Poppea

Nadia Benzakour

Balbina

Samia Muriel Chancrin

Cecilia

Tigellinus

Piso

Lucius

Guido Broscheit

Sergeant

Narrator

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Seneca was a senator - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Seneca was a senator

And was considered the wisest man in Rome - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And was considered the wisest man in Rome

"I understand the grief
about the passing away - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

"I understand the grief about the passing away

No... "I understand the grief - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

No... "I understand the grief

"If there are any fishermen
fishermen, or fisherwomen..." - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

"If there are any fishermen fishermen, or fisherwomen.....

Right!
Be a friend of the common people. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Right! Be a friend of the common people.

"I share your worries
and your problems. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

"I share your worries and your problems.

I am better than you only by the small
of 10 million times better than you!" - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I am better than you only by the small of 10 million times b...

Not "rotten."
"Rotten" suggests old, senile, demented. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Not "rotten." "Rotten" suggests old, sen...

"If you find a rotten mussel,
you have to... - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

"If you find a rotten mussel, you have to...

... throw away,
otherwise it will spoil all our food." - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

... throw away, otherwise it will spoil all our food."

- ... you have to take them away...
-... throw. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

- ... you have to take them away... -... throw.

Very good! And now once again from the beginning. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Very good! And now once again from the beginning.

I know people are sad, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I know people are sad,

But all fishermen know, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

But all fishermen know,

Seneca was the establishment in Rome - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Seneca was the establishment in Rome

What makes a good life?
One that is worth living? - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

What makes a good life? One that is worth living?

My friends,
do not neglect your spirit, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

My friends, do not neglect your spirit,

Not nothing, my good man.
Certainly not that. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Not nothing, my good man. Certainly not that.

Strive for virtue Happiness will follow - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Strive for virtue Happiness will follow

Although Nero was married to Octavia,
he had fallen for the charms of a whore. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Although Nero was married to Octavia, he had fallen for the ...

And yet the reason is that,
what gives the universe its form. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And yet the reason is that, what gives the universe its form...

Reason beats back passion
and leads to a good life. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Reason beats back passion and leads to a good life.

A life that is simple
and in harmony with nature. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

A life that is simple and in harmony with nature.

It was rumored that Nero shared with her
shared a love of a drug. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

It was rumored that Nero shared with her shared a love of a ...

A vice of the lower class, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

A vice of the lower class,

Seneca should teach Nero
how the world works. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Seneca should teach Nero how the world works.

But for Nero, who owned the world, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

But for Nero, who owned the world,

Lord, purely visually... - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Lord, purely visually...

Or ethically speaking,
it's a shaky proposition, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Or ethically speaking, it's a shaky proposition,

A president has to be feared.
I expect only one thing from this job. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

A president has to be feared. I expect only one thing from t...

And that would be: because of my cruelty
to be the talk of the town. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And that would be: because of my cruelty to be the talk of t...

I understand that, yes.
And frankly, I admire it. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I understand that, yes. And frankly, I admire it.

I know someone like you
has this irrepressible... - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I know someone like you has this irrepressible...

... masculine nature, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

... masculine nature,

An average commander
commands with fear. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

An average commander commands with fear.

But a great one,
a unique leader - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

But a great one, a unique leader

The gesture,
that will bring him eternal prestige, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

The gesture, that will bring him eternal prestige,

That you should save your stupid
Life wisdom should save - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

That you should save your stupid Life wisdom should save

-You're putting on quite a show.
-Madame, I... - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

-You're putting on quite a show. -Madame, I...

You think you are a Socrates,
but in reality - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

You think you are a Socrates, but in reality

Lord, I must ask for mercy
for the sake of your wife Octavia. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Lord, I must ask for mercy for the sake of your wife Octavia...

She is an old
and valued friend of mine. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

She is an old and valued friend of mine.

Shut up if you don't want your brain to be
brain to be squashed with this stick. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Shut up if you don't want your brain to be brain to be ...

So stop bugging me - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

So stop bugging me

No one does this man today
anything to this man. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

No one does this man today anything to this man.

He is a very respected man.
You all know who he is. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

He is a very respected man. You all know who he is.

He believes,
that grace is mightier than strength, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

He believes, that grace is mightier than strength,

I do not believe in this noble spirit. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I do not believe in this noble spirit.

And I don't think much of grace. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And I don't think much of grace.

From today on I don't want to hear
of these bad ideas. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

From today on I don't want to hear of these bad ideas.

From now on we will
play by different rules. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

From now on we will play by different rules.

Her head Nero sent to Poppaea,
his new bride, as a wedding gift. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Her head Nero sent to Poppaea, his new bride, as a wedding g...

This man had the power
over life and death - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

This man had the power over life and death

And Seneca knew
the odds were all too good, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And Seneca knew the odds were all too good,

Surely you know the story - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Surely you know the story

Vipsinius said to Tiberius: - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Vipsinius said to Tiberius:

You must be at the head of the caravan, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

You must be at the head of the caravan,

This flattered Tiberius. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

This flattered Tiberius.

And he went to the top
and marched... - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And he went to the top and marched...

Suddenly there appeared
a damn panther appeared. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Suddenly there appeared a damn panther appeared.

Fortunately, Tiberius' bodyguard arrived - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Fortunately, Tiberius' bodyguard arrived

The same evening at dinner - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

The same evening at dinner

Vipsinius said: - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Vipsinius said:

I delivered you to a panther!" - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I delivered you to a panther!"

"You have taught me the most important lesson
of my life. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

"You have taught me the most important lesson of my lif...

Even for a president - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Even for a president

Vipsinius was dragged deep into the jungle
dragged deep into the jungle, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Vipsinius was dragged deep into the jungle dragged deep into...

And it was the cannibals
the greatest pleasure, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

And it was the cannibals the greatest pleasure,

While he was fully conscious, they cut
strips of flesh from his body - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

While he was fully conscious, they cut strips of flesh from ...

What should I learn from this now? - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

What should I learn from this now?

You know,
that it is your only task, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

You know, that it is your only task,

In fact, it's the wisest choice
you could ever make." - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

In fact, it's the wisest choice you could ever make.&qu...

Not that I regret it yet,
saving you from exile. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Not that I regret it yet, saving you from exile.

I hope your kidneys are doing better, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

I hope your kidneys are doing better,

Exile did not mean that one withdrew
retreating to lick one's wounds, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Exile did not mean that one withdrew retreating to lick one&...

Most of them got sick,
starved to death or committed suicide. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Most of them got sick, starved to death or committed suicide...

And he knew, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Nero got more and more out of control
and became more and more unpredictable. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Nero got more and more out of control and became more and mo...

He had killed his wife, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

He had killed his wife,

All this under the supervision of his mother. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

All this under the supervision of his mother.

But nothing could save Agrippina, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

But nothing could save Agrippina,

Nero planned a shipwreck, but
Agrippina miraculously survived. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Nero planned a shipwreck, but Agrippina miraculously survive...

Seneca!
Don't pretend to be hard of hearing! - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Seneca! Don't pretend to be hard of hearing!

Seneca became immensely rich
by writing speeches, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Seneca became immensely rich by writing speeches,

He received the nickname
"Seneca praedives": Bonzen-Seneca. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

He received the nickname "Seneca praedives": Bonze...

While Nero became more and more dissolute
and more aloof, - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

While Nero became more and more dissolute and more aloof,

The elites had had enough of Nero.
They had had enough. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

The elites had had enough of Nero. They had had enough.

Finally, Senator Gaius Piso
his friends together to kill Nero - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

Finally, Senator Gaius Piso his friends together to kill Ner...

We're gonna take this fucking guy
out. Right now. - Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes

We're gonna take this fucking guy out. Right now.

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A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination.

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Director: Robert Schwentke

Writer: Robert Schwentke, Matthew Wilder

Production: Filmgalerie 451,Kasbah Films,ZDF/Arte,Gretchenfilm

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Mar 2023

Awards: 2 nominations

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