Alatriste.
The story takes place in the 17th century imperial Spain, between 1622 and 1643, under the reign of Felipe IV, penultimate king of the House of Austria. Felipe IV is a weak and easily manipulated monarch, dominated by a corrupt and intrigue-ridden court, the head of which is the influential Count-Duke Olivares. The decline of the Empire is incipient, society is infested with contradictions.
The luxury and opulence of the aristocracy coexist with the misery and vulnerability of the common people; side by side stand sumptuous palaces and dilapidated hovels, elegant chambers and lugubrious taverns. This is where Quevedo and Góngora pen their verses, Velázquez creates his paintings and Lope de Vega premieres his comedies. This world in decline is the stage for the adventures of Diego Alatriste, in His Majesty’s service a proud soldier in Flanders and in times of peace a hired sword in Madrid and Seville. Alatriste is in love with the beautiful María de Castro, the most famous actress of her time. Accompanied by his comrades in arms he keeps the promise made to his dying father and takes charge of the young Iñigo Balboa.
Alatriste attempts in vain to safeguard Iñigo both from a military career and from the Machiavellian woman he loves, the sweet and disturbing Angelica Alquézar. Angelica is the daughter of Luis de Alquézar, Alatriste’s sworn enemy. According to circumstances, Alatriste is either an ally or an opponent of Gualterio Malatesta, a cynical and unscrupulous Italian swordsman given to retrospection and murder. In this atmosphere and with these characters we witness intrigue and betrayal, duels and battles, love and hatred. All brought to life with a rigorously accurate reconstruction of the period.
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The luxury and opulence of the aristocracy coexist with the misery and vulnerability of the common people; side by side stand sumptuous palaces and dilapidated hovels, elegant chambers and lugubrious taverns. This is where Quevedo and Góngora pen their verses, Velázquez creates his paintings and Lope de Vega premieres his comedies. This world in decline is the stage for the adventures of Diego Alatriste, in His Majesty’s service a proud soldier in Flanders and in times of peace a hired sword in Madrid and Seville. Alatriste is in love with the beautiful María de Castro, the most famous actress of her time. Accompanied by his comrades in arms he keeps the promise made to his dying father and takes charge of the young Iñigo Balboa.
Alatriste attempts in vain to safeguard Iñigo both from a military career and from the Machiavellian woman he loves, the sweet and disturbing Angelica Alquézar. Angelica is the daughter of Luis de Alquézar, Alatriste’s sworn enemy. According to circumstances, Alatriste is either an ally or an opponent of Gualterio Malatesta, a cynical and unscrupulous Italian swordsman given to retrospection and murder. In this atmosphere and with these characters we witness intrigue and betrayal, duels and battles, love and hatred. All brought to life with a rigorously accurate reconstruction of the period.
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Movie Title: Alatriste.
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara, Unax Ugalde, Blanca Portillo.
Director: Agustin Diaz Yanes.
Writers: Agustin Diaz Yanes.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller.
Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (Spain).
Official Site
http://www.alatristelapelicula.com/
IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395119/
Movie Title: Alatriste.
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara, Unax Ugalde, Blanca Portillo.
Director: Agustin Diaz Yanes.
Writers: Agustin Diaz Yanes.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller.
Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (Spain).
Official Site
http://www.alatristelapelicula.com/
IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395119/
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