The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)

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.

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Vicente Aranda (screenplay), Joanot Martorell (novel)

Stars:

Caspar Zafer, Esther Nubiola, Leonor Watling

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caspar Zafer	...	Tirante
Esther Nubiola	...	Carmesina
Leonor Watling	...	Placer De Mi Vida
Ingrid Rubio	...	Estefanía
Jane Asher	...	Emperatriz
Charlie Cox	...	Diafebus
Sid Mitchell	...	Hipólito
Rafael Amargo	...	Gran Turco
José Antonio Marín	...	Melchor
Jay Benedict	...	Embajador Turco (Turkish Ambassador)
Victoria Abril	...	Viuda Reposada
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Emperador
Rebeca Cobos	...	Eliseo
Valentina Burgueño	...	Dama Carmesina (Carmesina's Maiden)
Julio Vélez	...	Sinópolis, Capitán 1

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

15th century | 1400s | year 1401 | constantinople | istanbul | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance

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Did You Know?

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.

User Reviews

Lavish costumes coupled with truly bad acting

This film is unwatchable. I tried twice. I love stories like this, so was willing to give it a look. The costumes are spectacular. The acting is truly horrible across the board. It begins with the hero we see, who when he finally speaks has the squeaky high pitched voice of an obnoxious child. This is followed by a meeting with the king, and he is dressed to the nines. Immaculate and awesome king clothes. The actor stuffed inside of them must have been a relative of the director or an investor. His acting is that of one who has no idea, no idea at all. Given the spectacular sets and costumes, somebody had some money. Sometimes a film is just to bad to coherently review. The work that went into the sets and costumes makes the poor direction and acting confusing. You keep wanting to give it a chance because it looks delicious. I couldn't.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] (Spanish, English)

Country:

Italy Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The White Knight

Filming Locations:

Pinto, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR14,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,744,925

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolina Films, DeAPlaneta, Feelmax

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1