Historial drama set in Roman Egypt, centered on Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), history’s first recorded female mathematician-philosopher and atheist. She...
Historial drama set in Roman Egypt, centered on Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), history’s first recorded female mathematician-philosopher and atheist. She lived in Alexandria during the 4th century, in the waning days of the Roman Empire. The daughter of the last director of the famed Library of Alexandria, she was known foremost as a brilliant theorist in astronomy, but 5th-century texts also speak of her forthright participation in public life and her 'extraordinary dignity and virtue'.
As she studies the mysteries of the universe, the paganism of its Roman rulers is being aggressively challenged by the recently legitimised Christians. Alejandro Amenábar’s extravagantly mounted account of Hypatia’s struggle stars Rachel Weisz and a cast of thousands. All hail the first historical epic to swirl around a heroine whose great virtue is her charismatic rationalism. (New Zealand International Film Festival 2010)
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Agora | Details
- Runtime
- 120
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- Spain