King Arthur Movie Tristan

title: Tristan + Isolde

release date: 13 January 2006

plot: An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

rated: 5 out of 5


I'm a sucker for period films, especially ones set in Britain during the Middle Ages.
This was a great film, the plot has romance, betrayal and war. It's one of those films that makes you *sigh*. The casting was great, James Franco does a wonderful job playing Tristan.

After the fall of Rome, the warlords of England are brutally kept in line by the forces of Irish King Donnchadh. One of these leaders, Lord Marke seeks to unite the English tribes to form one strong nation to rule itself. His greatest knight is Tristan, whom Marke raised since he was an orphaned child and believes he can unify his people and rid England of Irish rule.


But Tristan harbours a terrible secret. Wounded and left for dead after battle, he is nursed back to health by Isolde, a mysterious Irish beauty who hides him from her father, King Donnchadh's, forces and brings him back to life. But their passionate affair is cut short when Tristan must return to England, not knowing if he will see Isolde again.


First separated by countries at war, and now by loyalty to King and country, Tristan and Isolde must suppress their emotions for the sake of peace and the future of England. But the more they deny their passion, the more fiercely it burns. Despite their efforts to stay apart, Tristan and Isolde are driven inexorably together, risking everything for one last moment in each other's arms.-

quoted from http://thecia.com.au/reviews/t/tristan-and-isolde.shtml

Tristan and Isolde are madly in love, but by a twist of fate, Isolde marries Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell), and cannot be with her true love. And of course, Marke, is easy on the eyes and a nice guy all around, he falls madly in love with Isolde.
This love triangle reminded me alot of King Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere.

Isolde: Know that I love you Tristan. Wherever you go, whatever you see. I will always be with you.

I loved this line:

Tristan: You were right. I don't know if life is greater than death. But love was more than either.

Isolde: Tristan, we both know this can't be, we've known it from the start. That doesn't mean it isn't true, it is, it just cannot be. I want to know that you're alive somewhere thinking of me from time to time. I want to know that there's more to this life and I can't know that if they kill you. Please! Go.

The tale of Tristan and Isolde was one of the most influential romances in the medieval period. It predated and influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere.....

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