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Agora (2009) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 33,014 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 152 user | 162 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning 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 famous female philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. Director:Alejandro Amenábar |
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Ammonius
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Theon
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Cyril
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Omar Mostafa | ... |
Isidorus
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Theophilus
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Charles Thake | ... |
Hesiquius
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Harry Borg | ... |
Prefect Evragius
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Peter
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Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her, as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the great institutions of learning and governance may not survive. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. The Christians enforce public morality; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and the brotherhood of all. What place is there for her? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Alexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed ForeverParents Guide:
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Country:
SpainLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 October 2009 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Mists of Time See more »Box Office
Budget:
$70,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$44,313 (USA) (28 May 2010)Gross:
$617,840 (USA) (15 October 2010)Company Credits
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The visual effects team designed the night skies accurately for the time period of the movie using a star chart software. See more »Goofs
In one of the movie scenes a quite large Opuntia (Prickly pear cactus) can be seen. These plants are not native to the old world and they were introduced to Africa after discovery of the Americas. In fact, Opuntia was introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 16th century by Spanish seamen. There is one cactus"shrub" that is shown several times, also the the juicy fruits are eaten by the locals. This makes one wonder, have the Spanish movie-makers deliberately done the cactus a "part of the plot" ? See more »Quotes
Hypatia: [Looks up at night sky] If I could just unravel this just a little bit more, and just get a little closer to the answer, then... Then I would go to my grave a happy woman.See more »
I highly recommend the film AGORA by Alejandro Amenábar (who also directed the Others) now out on DVD.
It's not a perfect film (the acting and dialogue is a bit clunky at times) but it is a very courageous view of the battle between rational science and "free thinkers" versus religious doctrine. And even if it takes place 1600 years ago, the frightening conflicts are still here today and the questions the film raises are, unfortunately, still very relevant.
The sets, photography, costumes etc are great, the use of shots of the earth from space give the film a slight "Kubrick" feel (not because of a parallel with 2001) but because down below, humans in their folly, are murdering each other over "my God is better than your God" fairy tales, meanwhile the universe, that we are slowly starting to understand through SCIENCE, remains there with many secrets waiting to be discovered.
The film is unbelievably sad in it's depiction of mobs of religious extremists destroying accumulated knowledge, a fact that has happen many times throughout history, delaying our progress in so many ways.
This is a truly a horror film for those whose value science, rationality, free thinking and feminism.
Unfortunately, this film got only a very limited theatrical release in North America.
I give it plenty of kudos and 8.5/10