The set and effects are unbelievably fantastic, the acting is spot on and the plot is guaranteed to delight those with a passion for history or science. Drama movies 2009 every drama movie coming out in 2009. As the citys christians, led by ammonius and cyril, gain political power, the institutions of learning may crumble along with the governance of slavery. At its center is a woman who in the fourth century a. Her student orestes is in love with her, as is davus, her personal s. Agora is a 2009 spanish englishlanguage historical drama film directed by alejandro amenabar and written by amenabar and mateo gil.
The year is 391 ad and alexandria is a part of the roman empire. Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Many of these are from christian writers, but the most complete and helpful online. Rachel weisz gives an outstanding performance as the mathematician and philosopher hypatia in a swordnsandals movie with a brain. Released june 4th, 2010, agora stars rachel weisz, max minghella, oscar isaac, ashraf barhom the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min, and received a score of 55 out of 100 on metacritic.
Agora is an utterly compulsive piece of historic drama. In 2009, film director alejandro amenabar brought the story of hypatia of alexandria c. Watch agora full movie streaming video dailymotion. Agora 2009 allmovie movies and films database movie. Alysia reiner orange is the new black extended sex scene. Hypatiarachel weisz is a teacher at platonic school where she teaches and educates the future. Agora is a historical drama film starring rachel weisz shes one of the acclaimed and wellreceived actre read more. I am so sick of that being a staple of hollywood films.
I went to see agora expecting an epic with swords, sandals and sex. Agora, an historical drama set in alexandria at the turn of the fifth century is an international production in english that distorts history and slanders christianity by making the church leaders in the city at the time much worse than they really were. May 28, 2010 agora, bristling with ideas and topical provocations, unfolds in a world of togas, sandals and highflown language, a setting that might lead you to expect camp, classicism or gladiator. Learning and science fall into chaos and violence as what was once a nonviolent culture war between grecoegyptian, jewish, and christian societies. Alejandro amenabars masterpiece is a breathtaking excursion into religious fascism and misogynistic tyranny made special by rachel weisz, who probably give one of the best female acting performances in years as a scientist who was light years beyond her generation. Agora 2009 pg 10092009 us adventure, drama, history 2h 7m user score. Jan 31, 2017 u2, scorpions, bon jovi, the eagles, aerosmith, led zeppelin best rock songs playlist 2019 duration. I just saw the new film agora, which is a retelling of the story of hypatia, the brilliant woman philosopher from alexandria, who was killed, supposedly by a mob of christians, in the year 415. Watch agora 2009 full movie online free on putlocker.
The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Historical accuracy in the film agora ancient history. Agora 2009 full movie watch now watch agora 2009 full episode download agora 2009 english subtitle agora 2009 full cast movie. You can also directly navigate using the smaller thumbnail pictures below. A historical drama set in roman egypt, concerning philosopher hypatia of alexandria and her relationship with her slave davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of. One of the best historical documentary movies i should say. Amid the troubles two men one a slave, both desire hypatia, but how long will it be before violence and religion overtakes all. This is an interesting movie and rarely do such movies evoke interest amongst the viewers.
In reality, cyril probably was much too harsh in his. Egypt under the roman empire violent religious upheaval in the streets of alexandria spills over into the city s famous library. Along with the tales of galileo and giordano bruno, the legend of hypatia is. Several reasons this movie earned the onestar rating 1 within four minutes of the movie, theres a naked woman.
Before the fall of alexandria, and its great library, the city was one of the. Agora, bristling with ideas and topical provocations, unfolds in a world of togas, sandals and highflown language, a setting that might lead you to expect camp, classicism or gladiator. Harry borg at an event for agora 2009 harry borg in agora 2009 rachel. Prior to the films release, and more so following, christian writers criticized the movies historical inaccuracies and its depiction of christians specifically. The world changed forever a historical drama set in roman egypt, concerning philosopher hypatia of alexandria and her relationship with her slave davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of christianity. Jul 25, 2016 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Following rome, comes the new historical drama agora meaning market. Add to watchlist a biopic from ancient times, agora stars rachel weisz as hypatia, a scholar and mathematician in alexandria when egypt was still under roman rule. Rachel weisz in agora 2009 the image could not be loaded. I found swords and sandals, some unexpected opinions about sex, and a great deal more.
Agora 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 02, 2011 following rome, comes the new historical drama agora meaning market. In this 2009 historical drama, the year is 391ce, and hypatia teaches philosophy at the famous library at alexandria but as the roman empire crumbles so tensions between pagan and christian grow. Watch agora full movie streaming watch agora full movie online agora full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality. If mel gibson had made a movie like agora depicting the jews like agora depicts cyril and the christian leaders in alexandria, the filmmakers of agora would call him a hateful antisemite. With rachel weisz, max minghella, oscar isaac, ashraf barhom. A historical drama set in 4th century ad roman egypt, about a slave who turns to the rising tide of christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the.
Agora and hypatia hollywood strikes again takes the films 2009 press. Agora 2009 full cast movie agora 2009 movie online. This is a great film that will make you want to throw up your arms and immediately agora is an utterly compulsive piece of historic drama. A historical drama set in roman egypt, concerning philosopher hypatia of alexandria and her relationship with her slave davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of christianity. Jul 21, 2010 i went to see agora expecting an epic with swords, sandals and sex. Though a historical outing, agora has lots to teach and unravel about the great medieval past of this earth when the likes of aristotle, pythagoras, etc. In agora we are treated to a sample of hypatias life both before and after christian zealots destroyed the library entrusted to hypatias family, a sister library to the main library across town. U2, scorpions, bon jovi, the eagles, aerosmith, led zeppelin best rock songs playlist 2019 duration. Agora the 2009 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Sep 30, 2019 a historical drama set in 4th century ad roman egypt, about a slave who turns to the rising tide of christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the. This is a movie about ideas, a drama based on the ancient war between science and superstition. Modern moviegoers have the attention spans of small children, so it doesnt surprise me that agora was overlooked when it was quietly released into a handful of theaters in 2009. Set in ancient egypt under roman rule, agora follows the. Actually this little disaster of a movie murdered history.
Rent agora 2009 starring rachel weisz and max minghella on dvd and bluray. Her student orestes is in love with her, as is davus, her personal slave. Agora is intelligent, stirring and, as the cultural devastation wrought by religious zealots plays out on screen, heartbreaking. Taika waititi confirmed to direct a star wars movie, and more news. A historical drama set in roman egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor hypatia of alexandria. Rachel weisz in a tale of ancient egypt the new york times. The rise and fall of the roman empire, a book full of slander and lies like this movie, agora. The biopic stars rachel weisz as hypatia, a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4thcentury roman egypt, who investigates the flaws of the geocentric ptolemaic system and the heliocentric model that challenges it.
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