Before long, the weak, ambitious alfonso arranges the assassination of sancho. A young, red haired lad covets the kings cousin, but is hampered in his advancements by her dwarven father. Rodrigos life as a child was a noble and happy one, he entered school at a young age. Still, in terms of a faithbased, upstanding hero placed in impossible situations, rodrigo is as strong a role model as they come unless you question when he kills people over honor. The movie is an enjoyable animation film, fitting partially to historic deeds. The legend, 2004, directed by jose pozo, with manuel fuentes, natalia verbeke, loles leon, at turner classic movies. A race of bigarmed men in ancient spain quarrel amongst themselves in their castle. You may find all information at vukovar film festivals press centre, from 28th of august to 1st september at hotel lav, strossmayer street 18, 32000 vukovar. Often he went on adventures with his best friend sancho and often visited his beloved one jimena, the daughter of the count of gormaz. Rodrigo diaz was an 11thcentury nobleman from vivar in castile. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of national own uc. Sigue sus publicaciones 1 usuario lee sus 2 criticas 2,5. Berenguer ramon ii, count of barcelona has never been appeared or mentioned in the film.
The film quite deliberately sets out to depict him as a semimythical hero of spain, the man who liberated spain a nation which didnt actually exist at the time. Decent animation film from spanish big studio filmax, but painfully unfunny. Interestingly, the heros reputation suffers more in each retelling. The legend 2003 pelicula completa ver o descargar norma. What is the real story and history of spanish legend rodrigo. Son of a castilian nobleman, he combines his royal upbringing with his friendship for the kings firstborn son and successor to the throne, sancho, and clandestine visits to his beloved gimena, the daughter of the duke of gormaz, alferez, who has zeaoulously. What people remember most about the film are outstanding scenes like rodrigos rare act of defiance. One of the short term objectives is to sell the film rights for the feature to be shown in u. You need multiregion palntsc dvd player to view it in usacanada. The work of author unknown is spains earliest work of this. Poster artwork and additional photos courtesy of joe, frances and sever. The legend luego visitante puede obtener en en ingles subtitulos. After the death of king ferdinand in 1065, his territorial holdings are.
Rodrigo diaz of vivar, alias cid, was a legendary 11th century warriorhero, he was born in burgos1043 and died in valencia1099. His happiness did not last forever, after the death of the king fernando, rodrigo is. He is even accused of killing a foe who takes sanctuary in a holy place, a horrible offense in the middle ages. Being dead fernando i succeeded sancho of castilla. Classic medieval movies featuring knights in shining armor, damsels in distress, and even renegade clergymen. If the mistakes of this languid drama about a girl living in the chinese countryside whose father dreams of returning to the titular city he left behind in the. Annecy about archives 2004 official selection film index. But sancho is killed by bellido dolfos and alfonso vi rules over of the kingdom.
This, surely, was the film made for charlton heston as rodrigo diaz of bivar vivar in the song or poem of the cid. With nacho castano, manel fuentes, sancho gracia, carlos latre. It is a wonderful story, just the same, written by fredrick frank the ten commandments, philip yordin king of kings and ben barzman the martyr. As scorsese said, anthony manns sense of composition, his use of space, and his graceful camera movements bring to life an ancient tapestry where the transformation of an ordinary. The film is quite amusing with emphasis on cartoon spectacle but perhaps dont like little boys because there are a bit violence and strong shots and is more adjusted a parents guide. The historical events in which this story are based result to be the following. Sancho died in 1072 without an heir, and rodrigos allegiance was transferred to the court of alfonso. What is the real story and history of spanish legend. The legend 2003 a spanish warrior must prove his innocence after he is implicated in the death of his friend, the king. His happiness did not last forever, after the death of the king. The legend 2003 cast and crew a spanish warrior must prove his innocence after he is implicated in the death of his friend, the king. Compared to his mushy neorealist shoutout beijing bicycle, wang xiaoshuais shanghai dreams is the pinnacle of restraint, though it still shares its predecessors shortsightedness. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. The triumphs of his military life are not matched by his private affairs.
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