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Alexander (2004)

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Original Title : Alexander
Director : Oliver Stone
Writer : Oliver Stone (I)
Christopher Kyle
Laeta Kalogridis
Genre : Adventure
Drama/War
Country : USA
UK
Germany
Netherlands
Language : English
Music : Vangelis
Photography : Rodrigo Prieto
Distributor : Intermedia Films
MPAA Rating : Rated R
IMDB ID : 0346491
Official site : http://alexander.film.de
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Starring

ÂAnthony Hopkins Old Ptolemy
ÂDavid Bedella Scribe
ÂJessie Kamm Child Alexander
ÂAngelina Jolie Olympias
ÂVal Kilmer Philip
ÂFiona O'Shaughnessy Nurse
ÂConnor Paolo Young Alexander
ÂPatrick Carroll III
ÂBrian Blessed Wrestling Trainer
ÂPeter Williamson V
ÂMorgan Christopher Ferris Young Cassander
ÂRobert Earley II
ÂAleczander Gordon Young Perdiccas
ÂChristopher Plummer I
ÂGary Stretch Cleitus
ÂJohn Kavanagh I
ÂNick Dunning I
ÂMarie Meyer Eurydice
ÂMick Lally Horse Seller
ÂColin Farrell I
ÂJared Leto Hephaistion
ÂElliot Cowan Ptolemy
ÂJoseph Morgan I
ÂIan Beattie Antigonus
ÂJonathan Rhys-Meyers Cassander
ÂDenis Conway Nearchus
ÂNeil Jackson IV
ÂGarrett Lombard Leonnatus
ÂChris Aberdein Polyperchon
ÂRory McCann Crateros
ÂMichael Dixon IV
ÂTim Pigott-Smith Omen Reader
ÂRaz Degan Darius
ÂErol Sander Persian Prince
ÂStéphane Ferrara Bactrian Commander
ÂTadhg Murphy Dying Soldier
ÂJean Le Duc Fat Eunuch
ÂFrancisco Bosch Bagoas
ÂAnnelise Hesme Stateira
ÂTsouli Mohammed Persian Chamberlain
ÂToby Kebbell Pausanius
ÂLaird Macintosh Greek Officer
ÂRosario Dawson Roxane
ÂRab Affleck Attalus' Henchman
ÂFéodor Atkine Roxane's Father
ÂHarry Kent Cup Bearer
ÂSam Green VIII
ÂBin Bunluerit Indian King
ÂJaran Ngamdee Indian Prince
ÂBrian McGrath Doctor
ÂSuzanne Bullock Roxane dancer
ÂKate Elouise Roxane dancer
ÂGillian Grueber Roxane dancer
ÂMichelle Lukes Roxane dancer
ÂAnjali Mehra Roxane dancer
ÂAnthony Jean Marie Kurt Bagoas dancer
ÂMarta Barahona Bagoas dancer
ÂMonica Zamora Bagoas dancer
ÂBenny Maslov Bagoas dancer
ÂTania Matos Bagoas dancer
ÂLeighton Morrison Bagoas dancer
ÂIsaac Mullins Bagoas dancer
ÂMonica Perego Bagoas dancer
ÂMatthew Powell Bagoas dancer
 

Plot

Alexander' traces the short, but adventerous life of the Macedonian conqueror, Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), whom conquered almost the entire known world of his era. From his childhood as the son of King Philip, to acending the thrown at age 20 in 336 B.C. upon his father's murder, and starting in 334 B.C., Alexander crossed into Asia on his 11-year conquest of the known world. From his conquests of Egypt, to battles with the Persians and the capture of Babylon, operations near Maracanda and in Afghanistan, and pushing all the way to India where he reigned unchallenged before his sudden death at age 32. Though Alexander made use of the well-oiled army created by his father, he pushed the limits of Macedonian & Greek power to levels King Philip could not have dreamed of.
 

Comments

This film presents an intense psychological investigation of the character of Alexander of Macedon. It is thoroughly immersed in the moral, political and philosophical climate of Grecian antiquity, In many ways it bears somewhat of a resemblance to Fellini's "Satyricon" of thirty-five years earlier. There is the similar re-appearance of the Cyclops-like characters, the shrew-like "luna" characters with their sensual but corresponding dark sides, a "token" love garden, the tinted filter/lens effect on specific scenes and the stunning "pagan" beauty evident in the set design. It also features male leads who share a code of honour and love between them. A love which in its "highest" spiritual form was representative as a means of transcendent personal growth and valor, ideas passed down from Plato to Aristotle. Chronological occurrences of Alexander's campaigns and political successes take a back seat as a result, disappointing many more intent on an all-inclusive rendering from this perspective. The variety of spoken accents form a type of "primordial soup" much like Fellini used in "Satyricon" as well, a curiosity thought by some to be symbolic of Jung and his theories of a "collective unconscious" wherein all language is simply an outward babbling to personify the universally shared life experience of all people. There were some cosmetic concerns, most notably Alexander's badly tinted hair and eyebrows. The excessive black eyeliner worn by Hephaestion is a look that does appear periodically on vases and frescoes. However, underneath all of the controversy lies the character of a deeply passionate man with his seemingly many strengths and weaknesses, attempting to grow and to love without limitation in accordance with his own perspective and level of understanding. Kudos to Colin for possessing the maturity and depth to present Alexander's complex personality and feelings with so much intensity and dignity.
 
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