Tirante el Blanco (2006)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Vicente Aranda (screenplay)
Joanot Martorell (novel)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

Tirante the knight is as committed to fighting the Turks in Constantinople as he is to relieving Carmesina, the heiress to the Byzantine Empire, of her virginity. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Frontal Nudity | Chivalry | Epic | Medieval | Lesbian Scene

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Casper Zafer	...	Tirante
Esther Nubiola	...	Carmesina
Leonor Watling	...	Placer De Mi Vida (Pleasure-of-my-life)
Ingrid Rubio	...	Estefanía
Jane Asher	...	Emperatriz
Charlie Cox	...	Diafebus
Sid Mitchell	...	Hipólito
Rafael Amargo	...	Gran Turco
Jay Benedict	...	Embajador Turco (Turkish Ambassador)
Victoria Abril	...	Viuda Reposada
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Emperador
Rebecca Cobos	...	Eliseo
Valentina Burgueño	...	Dama Carmesina (Carmesina's Maiden)
Julio Vélez	...	Sinópolis, Capitán 1
Ismael Martínez	...	Piramus, Capitán 2

Also Known As:

The White Knight (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

Spain:122 min

Country:

Italy | Spain | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company:

DeA Planeta Home Entertainment

Trivia:

Tirant Lo Blanc, by Joanot Martorell, is the most famous chivalric romance in the Catalan language. It was written in the 15th century. Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, author of the great Spanish classic "Don Quixote", thought very highly of "Tirant", in contrast to his unfavorable opinion of many other books of chivalry.

Beautiful and different

I hadn't read the book prior to seeing the movie, so I can't compare them. Honestly, I expected it to be deadly bad. And I was really surprised. The story is beautiful, filled with both humor and drama. It's not the "Troya" kind of film, the battle scenes are somehow poor (maybe due to a bad production?) yet Aranda gives them a personal touch. Aranda surprises again with his ability to investigate love, passion and human feelings. I loved the fact that Tirant is not the typical hero. Shame that the actor is sometimes empty...specially in comparison to the women of the film. Sure that Esther Nubiola is a discovery, we can read everything from her eyes and she's the perfect image for sensuality. Leonor Watling and Ingrid Rubio bring brightness to the movie, as well as Victoria Abril,able to catch the eye of the camera even from the back. A special congratulations to Giancarlo Gianini, this guy is always perfect whatever he does. Amazing dresses,by Ivonne Blake and beautiful music, with those breathtaking child chorus. The only shame, that Vicente Aranda didn't have the right producers and sometimes you can feel it through the movie.