Tristan & Isolde
Tristán e Isolda
2006 · United States, United Kingdom, Germany · 125 min
- Director
- Kevin Reynolds
- Screenplay
- Dean Georgaris
- Producer
- Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Elie Samaha, Giannina Facio, Moshe Diamant, Lisa Ellzey
- Music
- Anne Dudley
- Cinematography
- Arthur Reinhart
- Editing
- Peter Boyle
- Production company
- Franchise Pictures
Cast
What it is about
After the fall of Rome, Lord Marke of Cornwall hopes to unite the tribes of Britain against Irish domination. Tristan, a young warrior raised in his household, is believed dead after a battle and drifts ashore in Ireland, where a woman who hides her true identity takes him in. A love grows between them that collides with political loyalties and rivalries between kingdoms, in a story of intrigue, betrayal and difficult compromises that tests every character.
How it was made
The idea of adapting the legend of Tristan and Iseult dates back to the mid-1970s, when Ridley Scott pitched it and planned it as his second feature, though it never got made at the time. Decades later, Ridley and Tony Scott served as producers, with Kevin Reynolds directing from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris. The film was made by Franchise Pictures, its last release after the company's 2004 bankruptcy. James Franco and Sophia Myles lead the cast, alongside Rufus Sewell, Mark Strong and Henry Cavill. Shooting took place in Ireland and the Czech Republic. The score is by Anne Dudley and the cinematography by Arthur Reinhart.
Reception and legacy
Critics gave the film mixed-to-negative reviews, and it holds a low score on Rotten Tomatoes. It opened in January 2006 in around 1,845 North American theaters and grossed roughly 28 million dollars in total. Its legacy is more modest than that of other versions of the legend, and it is usually remembered as a medieval drama of its time rather than a landmark work.
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Trivia
A very old project
Ridley Scott pitched an adaptation of the legend in the mid-1970s, during the making of The Duellists, but the idea never took off and was replaced by other projects.
The last of its studio
It was the last release from Franchise Pictures after the company went bankrupt in 2004.
More films by Kevin Reynolds
Waterworld
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Count of Monte Cristo
Rapa-Nui
One Eight Seven
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