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- The film received a 53% overall approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes and seven Goya Awards in Spain, including Best Original Screenplay. It was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Jul 21, 2010 · Christians 1 library, Pagans 0. Adventure. 127 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2010. Roger Ebert. July 21, 2010. 4 min read. Michael Lonsdale and Rachel Weisz. I went to see “Agora” expecting an epic with swords, sandals and sex. I found swords and sandals, some unexpected opinions about sex, and a great deal more.
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In Alejandro Amenábar’s Ágora we can appreciate two opposed forces: the mind anesthetised absolute inane thinking of the masses versus the level-headedness of those who realise they don’t know everything. Realisation which leads to an infinite thirst for knowledge and to share that knowledge with others so that they can live a life free of fear. (I...
Alexandria, late 4th century: The film’s story, setting and location use historical fiction to tell us about Hypatia, a mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who is fixated with the exploration of the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the heliocentricmodel that challenges it. Her personal slave, Davus, is in love with her, as well as...
This is one of my favourite films of all time, and perhaps one of the best released in 2009. If my coaching studies and the book Sophie’s World triggered a deep interest in philosophy amongst other things, this film activated my interest, not only in the life of Hypatiaherself, but also in ancient history. Despite what I wrote in the introduction, ...
Much has also been said about Ágora deliberately depicting Christianity in a bad light, claiming it is a far from an accurate representation of the facts, or that there are no positive Christian characters in Ágora. “Religion has nothing to do with love. Love does not divide.” —Madonna Both claims couldn’t be furthest from the truth. There are nume...
To me Ágora is about the importance of open-mindedness, asking questions rather than thinking one has all the answers, the pursuit of knowledge. It’s about the clash of Christians & Pagans in 4th Century Roman Egypt, a bold interpretation of the battle between free thinkers and science versus religious doctrine and fundamentalism.
Agora (Spanish: Ágora) is a 2009 English-language Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia , a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt , who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the ...
In the 4th century A.D., astronomer and philosopher Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) teaches her scientific beliefs to a class of male students. Among them is lovestruck slave Davus (Max Minghella), the ...
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Agora is intelligent, stirring and, as the cultural devastation wrought by religious zealots plays out on screen, heartbreaking. Full Review | Aug 1, 2012. James Croot Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Filled...
Jun 4, 2010 · Last year’s highest-grossing film in Amenábar’s native Spain, “Agora” has drawn criticism from Catholic organizations for perceived slights against Christians, but its lack of ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Alejandro Amenábar’s “Agora” is a cinematic odyssey that transcends time, transporting us to the ancient crucible of Alexandria. Set in the 4th century AD, it unfurls a tale of intellectual ...
