Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
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Title: Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
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3 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joakim Nätterqvist | ... | Arn Magnusson | |
| Sofia Helin | ... | Cecilia Algotsdotter | |
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Birger Brosa | |
| Michael Nyqvist | ... | Magnus Folkesson | |
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Mirja Turestedt | ... | Fru Sigrid |
| Morgan Alling | ... | Eskil Magnusson | |
| Sven-Bertil Taube | ... | Biskop Bengt (as Sven Bertil Taube) | |
| Bibi Andersson | ... | Moder Rikissa | |
| Fanny Risberg | ... | Cecilia Blanka | |
| Gustaf Skarsgård | ... | Knut | |
| Simon Callow | ... | Fader Henry | |
| Vincent Perez | ... | Broder Guilbert | |
| Julia Dufvenius | ... | Helena | |
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Svante Martin | ... | Karl Sverkersson |
| Jørgen Langhelle | ... | Erik Jedvardsson | |
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Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
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knights templar | medieval times | 12th century | monastery | holy land |Taglines:
In a Time of War and Betrayal, a Hero Will Rise See more »Parents Guide:
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Performer by Laleh Pourkarim (as Laleh)
Composed, Arranged by Laleh Pourkarim (as Laleh)
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestrated By Tommy Haglund
Mixed By Johannes Berglund
(p) 2007 Warner Music Sweden
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The movie/series Arn: The Knight Templar contains several historical errors - for example is an all female choir seen in the first part or ep. 1, whereas a young Arn Magnusson (Joakim Natterqvist) first spots the love of his life Cecilia (Sofia Helin) in a Church choir. The historical problem is that the Roman Catholic Church had no female ensambles until maybe late mideval times in Europe or the Nordic countries. Choirs consisted of men or, in the 12th Century, boys who were able to sing in a higher tone than grown men. See more »Goofs
Erik Jedvardsson was not killed in Västragötaland by Karl Sverkersson, but killed by a danish prince called Magnus Henriksson in Uppsala. Karl Sverkersson only assumed power after leading a revolt against the universally condemned Magnus Henriksson. Some historians theorize that Karl Sverkersson was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Erik, but this has not been proven. Later medieval sources also claims Magnus Henriksson has assassinated Karl Sverkersson's father. See more »Soundtracks
SnöPerformer by Laleh Pourkarim (as Laleh)
Composed, Arranged by Laleh Pourkarim (as Laleh)
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestrated By Tommy Haglund
Mixed By Johannes Berglund
(p) 2007 Warner Music Sweden
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Release Date:
17 December 2007 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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EUR25,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Sweden in the 1100s is the backdrop for the troubled love story between nobleman boy-turned monk-turned-knight templar Arn and neighboring girl Cecilia- before he is sent off to Jerusalem in the crusades and she into a convent- plus the rivaling royal clan struggles for power in the nation. I haven't read the bestselling books which this is based on, and knowing this is a part-saga and soon TV-series to be, I can somewhat overlook the gaps in storytelling.
What I do enjoy is a sound, intriguing (especially the scheming between the church and royal clans) and reliable medieval tale - with heavy doses of romance, monastery/convent dramatics and a little touch of "Kingdom of heaven"-battling in the end - that unfortunately never quite peaks. As a cinephile Swede, I know the country's market a bit, and notice that the filmmakers are SO focused on keeping a safe, steady course not to fail with such a big production ship like this, that they end up with no real climactic cinematic highlights to speak of. Rougher camera-work and sets might've heightened things a bit?
For that reason it's very evenly paced, never boring and quite nicely produced. But with a major flaw: Arn remains very stiff and sketchy as an adult character. We never personally get to know him (he has SO few lines!) as to really understand why Cecilia loves him.
All in all, 6 out of 10 from Ozjeppe