Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/13/2006(USA)
Release Date: 04/25/2006
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DTS
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
One of the great stories of doomed love is given a new screen interpretation in this
historical drama. After the collapse of the Roman Empire,
King Donnchadh (
David O'Hara) of Ireland has become the
de facto ruler of England, but one of his underlings,
Lord Marke (
Rufus Sewell), dreams of uniting British forces with an eye toward self-rule. One of
Marke's most valuable allies is
Tristan (
James Franco),
Marke's protégé, who has become a brave warrior since he was rescued by the lord after his parents were murdered by Irish forces during a battle. While
Marke and
Tristan dream of banishing Ireland's presence in England,
Tristan has a secret he's been hiding from
Marke -- after suffering serious wounds during a hard-fought battle, he was rescued and nursed back to health by
Isolde (
Sophia Myles),
King Donnchadh's daughter, and the two fell deeply in love. But the couple were separated after
Tristan returned to England, and when
Donnchadh attempts to quell the British uprising by staging a tournament among the nation's greatest warriors, an extreme and rather personal surprise is in store for
Tristan.
Tristan & Isolde was directed by
Kevin Reynolds and produced in part by
Ridley Scott, who attempted to bring the story to the screen back in the 1970s.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
