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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:25 am
 


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Arn - The Knight Templar is the first of two upcoming movies based on novelist Jan Guillou's best selling medieval trilogy about a templar knight named Arn Magnusson.
Jan Guillou is also known internationaly for his novel; "Evil" which was made into a motion picture and was nominated for an Oscar.
It's the most expensive Swedish production of all time with a budget of 30 million USD.
In international measures it's not much to speak of but in Sweden it's a hellowa' lot.

Among the cast you'll see:
Joakim Nätterqvist - Arn
Stellan Skarsgård - Birger Brosa
Sofia Helin - Cecilia Algotsdotter
Steven Waddington - Torroja
Milind Soman - Saladin
Nicholas Boulton - Gerard De Ridefort
Alex Wyndham - Armand
Anders Baasmo Christiansen - Harald
Frank Sieckel - Sigfred DeTurenne

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[align=center]ARN - The Knight Templar

The film about Arn and Cecilia is set in Sweden as well as the Middle East, and offers a rich gallery of brave knights, powerful queens and treacherous kings. It is a tale of war and intrigue, friendship and betrayal, but also an unforgettable love story.
Arn Magnussson is born in 1150 on Arnas farm in West Gothia in the western part of Sweden. He grows up to become an educated young man and a skilled swordsman. He meets Cecilia, the love of his life, but a cruel and jealous world forces them apart. Cecilia is imprisoned in a monastery and Arn is sent away as a Knight Templar to the Holy Land, where war is raging between Christians and Muslims. They both have to fight to survive, they have to learn how to confront evil and overcome physical hardship. Their painful separation causes their faith in God and his goodness to waver – though not their faith in each other and their confidence that they will one day be reunited.
When Arn returns home he has to fight for his love and what has become his life’s mission: to unite Sweden into one kingdom.
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Soooo people... What do you think? Cheap "Kingdome of Heaven" rip-off? Or an interesting alternate perspective on the crusades perhaps?


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:42 am
 


Too much ä å in that movie for me too watch.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:54 am
 


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Too much ä å in that movie for me too watch.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:58 am
 


the premise of the movie sounds interesting. IF it hits the states here I would not mind renting it and seeing if it was any good.


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the premise of the movie sounds interesting. IF it hits the states here I would not mind renting it and seeing if it was any good.

Well, they're in Cannes right now promoting the movie. From what I've read, they were puting on one hellowa show, and a whole lot of extremely expensive diners.
I'm fairly positive that it'll end up in the States. I'm not sure if it'll be in theatres though.


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OPP OPP:
stratos stratos:
the premise of the movie sounds interesting. IF it hits the states here I would not mind renting it and seeing if it was any good.

Well, they're in Cannes right now promoting the movie. From what I've read, they were puting on one hellowa show, and a whole lot of extremely expensive diners.
I'm fairly positive that it'll end up in the States. I'm not sure if it'll be in theatres though.


If it does it might just be a limited release, only a few theaters, but it should hit the rentals in a few months. I'll keep my eyes open for it.


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OPP OPP:
stratos stratos:
the premise of the movie sounds interesting. IF it hits the states here I would not mind renting it and seeing if it was any good.

Well, they're in Cannes right now promoting the movie. From what I've read, they were puting on one hellowa show, and a whole lot of extremely expensive diners.
I'm fairly positive that it'll end up in the States. I'm not sure if it'll be in theatres though.


If it does it might just be a limited release, only a few theaters, but it should hit the rentals in a few months. I'll keep my eyes open for it.

I'm afraid that the releas for the international version isn't untill late next year. As there are two movies that will be released in theatres here, they can't releas an international version this year becaus of spoilers to the second domestic/scandinavian releas.
I'm not sure why they're in Canne to promote it this early...? Maybe that's how it's done.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:56 am
 


does it have subtitles or is it dubbed?


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does it have subtitles or is it dubbed?

I believe the international version is 50/50 (half english / half swedish - spoken languages) So, there will be no dubbing I believe. It would just be confusing as english replace latin in the movie. Some arabic will be in the movie aswell.
I can't say for sure. Far to early.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:06 am
 


It could be okay, but it's too hard to say. Just so long as it's not as boring as Kingdom of Heaven was. That was a snoozer!


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It could be okay, but it's too hard to say. Just so long as it's not as boring as Kingdom of Heaven was. That was a snoozer!


I love the books and the story there far exceeds that of Kingdome of Heaven. If they can stay true to the Novels then it is almost impossible for it to become so loose and sloppy as KoH. Seems as if they had real problems with weaving in a story in the historical events of the crusades.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:35 am
 


i always love these movies.... Kingdom of Heaven rip off? maybe but who cares it will be good anyways.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:50 am
 


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i always love these movies.... Kingdom of Heaven rip off? maybe but who cares it will be good anyways.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:42 pm
 


Nice !

I was just waiting for a new Crusade film !

It looks good, but I hope it's not like the K. of H. revisionist crap.

For anyone interested in the Crusades that would like to hear someting else than the usual western self-face-slapping stuff, I suggest that you read the following articles :

The Real History of the Crusades

The Truth about Islamic Crusades and Imperialism


And for those who can read French...

Kingdom of Heaven : une vision orientée des Croisades

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades [free on-line book]


Thanks for posting OPP ! PDT_Armataz_01_34


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:58 am
 


Durandal Durandal:
Nice !

I was just waiting for a new Crusade film !

It looks good, but I hope it's not like the K. of H. revisionist crap.

For anyone interested in the Crusades that would like to hear someting else than the usual western self-face-slapping stuff, I suggest that you read the following articles :

The Real History of the Crusades

The Truth about Islamic Crusades and Imperialism


And for those who can read French...

Kingdom of Heaven : une vision orientée des Croisades

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades [free on-line book]


Thanks for posting OPP ! PDT_Armataz_01_34

My pleasure!

Keeping it medieval up in nja. :wink:


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