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    Agora (Spanish: Ágora) is a 2009 English-language Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia , a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt , who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the ...

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt1186830Agora (2009) - IMDb

    Oct 9, 2009 · Agora is a 2009 film directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a philosopher and mathematician in Roman Egypt. The film depicts the conflict between pagan, Christian and Jewish cultures, and the destruction of ancient knowledge by religious extremists.

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    • Adventure, Biography, Drama
    • Alejandro Amenábar
    • 2009-10-09
  3. Jun 2, 2011 · Agora (2009) - Official Trailer. Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market'). Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student...

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  4. Jul 21, 2010 · This is a movie about ideas, a drama based on the ancient war between science and superstition. At its center is a woman who in the fourth century A.D. was a scientist, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and teacher, respected in Egypt, although women were not expected to be any of those things.

  5. Set in ancient Egypt under Roman rule, "Agora" follows astronomer Hypatia (Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, "The Mummy") as she leads a few disciples fighting to save the wisdom of the ancient world.

  6. A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

    • 127 min
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  8. In the 4th century A.D., astronomer and philosopher Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) teaches her scientific beliefs to a class of male students. Among them is lovestruck slave Davus (Max Minghella), the ...

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