Directors
Alejandro Amenábar
Cast
Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Rupert Evans, Sami Samir, Richard Durden, Omar Mostafa, Oshri Cohen, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Manuel Cauchi, Michael Lonsdale, Homayoun Ershadi
The story
In 391 C.E., Alexandria is part of the Roman Empire, and Greek philosopher Hypatia is a teacher at the Platonic school, where future leaders are educated. Hypatia is the daughter of Theon, the director of the Musaeum of Alexandria. Hypatia, her father's slave, Davus, and two of her pupils, Orestes and Synesius, are immersed in the changing political and social landscape.
Catalogue themes and tags
4th Century, Alexandria, Amphitheater, Ancient Egypt, Astronomist, Astronomy, Bibel, Bloodbath, Christianity, Christin, Circle, Defamation, Destroy, Destroyed City, Egypt, Egyptian, Empowerment, Experiment, Fanatic, Fanatism, Große Blutlache, Heide, Heliozentrisches Weltbild, Historical Document, Kiss, Knowledge, Library, Library of Alexandria, Love of One's Life, Lovesickness, Lovestory, Mathematics, Misogyny, Murder of Mistress, Pharaoh, Philosopher, Philosophy, Platonic Love, Präfekt, Ptolemaios, Research, Roman, Roman Empire, Schulmädchen, Schwert, Schüler - Lehrer Konflikt, Secret Love, Self-Awareness, Ship, Sklavinnen, Star, Suffocation, Thirst for Knowledge, Truth, Unhappy Love, Unrequited Love, Vandalism, Weltraum, Wissenschaft, Woman between two Men, Wrongly accused, Zeitgeschichte, antike, chase, Christian film, Adventure, World cinema, History, Epic, Period piece, Drama, Romance Film, Historical Epic
Genres
Destiny, Drama, Swords and Sandals, biographical film, historical drama, historical film, sword-and-sandal film
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