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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 ...
Agora: Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. With Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom. A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
Ensconced in ancient Alexandria's library, placid Hypatia probes the boundaries of learning while a destructive religious war brews in the streets. Watch trailers & learn more.
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...
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Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market').Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her stud...
Jul 21, 2010 · Christians 1 library, Pagans 0. Adventure. 127 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2010. Roger Ebert. July 21, 2010. 4 min read. Michael Lonsdale and Rachel Weisz. I went to see “Agora” expecting an epic with swords, sandals and sex. I found swords and sandals, some unexpected opinions about sex, and a great deal more.
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.
In the late 4th century AD, the Roman Empire is in its dying days, and in the city of Alexandria, Hypatia teaches astronomy, philosophy and mathematics. Davus, her servant and unrequited lover, turns to Christianity, which has become the dominant religion in the waning empire, in the hopes of pursuing freedom. — Tom Daly.
May 27, 2010 · “Agora” is a rousing toga drama from the Chilean-born director Alejandro Amenábar about the culture wars in ancient Egypt.
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...
