Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: David O'Hara, James Franco, Mark Strong, Rufus Sewell, Sophia MylesDirector: Kevin Reynolds
Brand: TCFHE
Producer: Anne Lai
Producer: Christian Frohn
Producer: David Minkowski
Producer: Elie Samaha
Producer: Frank H?bner
Producer: Giannina Facio
Writer: Dean Georgaris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Tristan and Isolde is quite possibly the greatest tragic love story of all time. This movie captures the forbidden love and the tragedy of this medieval story wonderfully!
A must see!
DVD Review: Tristan and Isolde
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie was in great shape and the vendor was willing to re-route shipping after I'd entered the wrong address. The only problem was that the description didn't ever say it was part of the 'White Wedding Collection' so the cover has this hideous script and clip art wedding bells on it. Not a big deal but I would prefer a copy without that (especially b/c I had it shipped to my mom out-of-state for her birthday...not her wedding).DVD Review: I Love This Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a love story! I think I've watched it over and over, and the result is always the same. It's amazing!DVD Review: Forbidden Love
Summary: 4 Stars
I originally discovered this movie while investigating the career of Rufus Sewell(shame on CBS for cancelling Eleventh Hour!). He had only a supporting role in it, but I found myself so pulled in by the story, as I did with Romeo and Juliet. Sophia Myles was great, but I found James Franco a bit overdone as Tristan. He's very handsome, but stiff as a board! The movie made me want to hang in there and see what happened to the main characters. I think it's a far better film than Leo DiCaprio's "Romeo and Juliet," and I love period pieces... Mr. Sewell was the true star here. Who else could look so good in sackcloth and with a bald head? Maybe I'm just biased!DVD Review: Not Bad, but Not Brilliant Either
Summary: 3 Stars
I avoided this movie at the theater, thinking it would be an MTV generation star-crossed lovers thing. I borrowed the dvd from a friend, and while I don't plan to buy it I did enjoy it and would recommend it to just about anyone as it's a solid movie. I watched it with my husband, and while I'm familiar with the legendary tale my husband had never heard of it. So with no expectations to speak of except the recommendation of a friend, we approached it open-mindedly and were not disappointed at giving it some of our movie night time. The biggest criticism I have of the movie is that it should have been titled "The Story of Marke" because his character, played terribly well by the always-excellent Rufus Sewell, was the very heart of this movie. The Tristan/Isolde relationship lacked fire, in my (our) opinion, yet the character of Marke had depth and verisimilitude, and we were rooting for him from his first appearance on screen. Actually Tristan and Isolde seemed peripheral to the film as Marke's story is the really beautiful one. Not to be a spoiler, but Marke is Isolde's husband, and it was hard to sympathize with Isolde for wanting another man when Marke was (in my husband's words) "such a stand-up guy." Through the story of Marke, the film becomes a reflection on duty and honor and what they really mean. This film (although it centers on an extra-marital affair) is actually full of "old-fashioned" values. Treachery and deceit are punished, and loyalty and honesty are held up as virtues worth stretching for. I won't give away the ending, but I found it quite satisfying. So I do recommend this movie in a somewhat tepid fashion. It has a nice blend of romance and action, though both my husband and I found the action bits to be more interesting and better executed than the love story. To say this movie works better when it's not trying to be a love story sounds strange, but it's what we perceived. Rent this movie first, because you'll probably like it though you may not love it.
Description of Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
From executive producer Ridley Scott (Gladiator) comes a sweeping, action-packed saga of epic battles, political intrigue and forbidden passion, set in a time when the lines between heroism and savagery were etched in fire and carved out with broadswords. After the fall of Rome, visionary warlord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the squabbling English tribes to form one strong nationand defeat brutal Irish King Donnchadh. But when Lord Marke?s greatest and most loyal knight, Tristan (James Franco), falls in love with Isolde (Sophia Myles), a beautiful Irish woman, it threatens to destroy the fragile truce and ignite a war. In the spirit of Braveheart and A Knight?s Tale, TRISTAN+ ISOLDE is a rousing tale of trust and treachery that will leave you breathless!Luscious cinematography and even more luscious stars make Tristan & Isolde a feast for the eyes. Adapted from the medieval love story, the movie begins with with young Tristan (played as a child by Thomas Sangster, Love Actually) as he sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Taken in by Marke (Rufus Sewell, Dark City), who rules one of the British tribes, Tristan (James Franco, Spider-Man) grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior--and when he's believed slain in battle, he's given a royal funeral, which sends him out sea in a burning boat. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde (Sophia Myles, Art School Confidential), the daughter of the Irish king, nurses him back to health. Being a lovely pair of young folk bursting with hormones, they fall madly in love... and set in motion a tragic tale that's lasted for centuries in many variations. Some reviewers have criticized Tristan & Isolde for deviating from the most common classical version, but the movie's storyline--though certainly altered to appeal to modern audiences--is fairly strong. Myles and especially Sewell turn in strong performances; Franco, however, though surprisingly persuasive as a warrior, never burns as a lover. Nonetheless, the loving shots of Franco's muscular physique will make this a must-have for his fans. --Bret Fetzer
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