Agora

Titolo originale: Agora
Regia: Alejandro Amenábar |
Anno: 2009
Origine: Spain |
Generi: Avventura Dramma Storia
Tag: egypt | new love | roman empire | christianity | philosophy | cult | historical figure | sword fight | love | ancient world | destiny | hypatia | misogyny | persecution | library of alexandria | atheism | political unrest | impossible love | false history | power relations | unfulfillment | master servant relationship | unfulfilled love | 5th century |
Cast: Rachel Weisz | Max Minghella | Oscar Isaac | Ashraf Barhom | Michael Lonsdale | Rupert Evans | Homayoun Ershadi | Sami Samir | Richard Durden | Omar Mostafa | Manuel Cauchi | Oshri Cohen | Clint Dyer | Yousef Sweid | Amber Rose Revah | Charles Thake | Harry Borg | George Harris | Sylvester Morand | Jordan Kiziuk | Christopher Dingli | Joseph Camilleri | Charles Sammut | Alan Meadows | Paul Portelli | Alan Paris | John Montanaro | Malcolm Ellul | Ray Mangion | Mary Rose Bonello | André Agius | Frederick Testa | Pierre Stafrace | Clare Agius | Wesley Ellul | Nikovich Sammut | Philip Mizzi | John Suda | Angele Galea | Malcolm Galea | Paul Celia | Edward Caruana Galizia | Guilherme de Franco | Robert Ricards | Audrey Marie Bartolo |

Alessandria d'Egitto. Seconda metà del IV secolo dopo Cristo. La città in cui convivono cristiani, pagani ed ebrei è anche un vivo centro di ricerca scientifica. Vi spicca, per acume e spirito di indagine, la giovane Ipazia, figlia del filosofo e geometra Teone. Ipazia tiene anche una scuola in cui l'allievo Oreste cerca di attirare la sua attenzione. C'è però anche un giovane schiavo, Davus, attratto dalla sua bellezza e dalla sua cultura. Col trascorrere degli anni la tensione tra gli aderenti alle diverse religioni diviene sempre più palese e finisce col divampare vedendo il prevalere dei cristiani i quali godono ormai della compiacenza di Roma (anche se non di quella di Oreste divenuto prefetto). Guidati dal vescovo Cirillo e avvalendosi del braccio armato costituito dai fanatici monaci parabalani, i cristiani riescono ad annullare la presenza delle altre forme di religione e intendono regolare i conti con il pensiero che oggi definiremmo 'laico' di Ipazia.

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In the film, the Serapeum is on top of a hill. According to certain authors, it contained only part [...] D
At the end of the movie, Johannes Kepler is correctly credited as the actual discoverer of the ellip [...] D
A pharaoh hound is shown twice. That breed of dog was first identified in 1647, and is native to Mal [...] D
In one scene, the Capitoline Wolf is in the background, with the figurines of Romulus and Remus. The [...] D
In the film, Bishop Synesius condemns Hypatia's works and refuses to support her before severing all [...] D
Hypatia was born between 350 A.D. and 370 A.D. and was murdered in 415 A.D. She was 45 to 65 years o [...] D
Images of earth from space show twinkling stars. Stars twinkle because their light is disrupted as i [...] D
The film refers to Hypatia as an atheist. She was a Neoplatonist, adhering to a philosophy of contem [...] D
One scene includes a large prickly pear cactus. They're native to the Americas, and were introduced [...] D
Bird's-eye and satellite images are used to contrast the story's earthly developments and the univer [...] D
Although the film shows Synesius abandoning Hypatia and attacking her theories when she refuses to c [...] D
When the crewman climbs to the masthead to conduct an experiment for Hypatia, he climbs the ratlines [...] D
A major plot line is the Christians' destruction of the Great Library Library. According to historic [...] D
The Roman soldiers' outfits are very different from real uniforms of the time. D
In the opening scene, Hypatia teaches students at the library and throws a handkerchief in the air. [...] D
Synesius died in 413, two years before Hypatia. In the movie, he survives her. D

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