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Agora Set Photo Surfaces

Source:Camillu

April 26, 2008

The first set photo from Agora has come online. In the film, set in Roman Egypt in the fourth century A.D., Rachel Weisz plays astrologer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, who fights to save the collected wisdom of the ancient world. Her slave Davus (Max Minghella) is torn between his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

The Times of Malta reports:

A set has been built at Delimara for the shooting of the ancient Egyptian epic, Agora, based in Roman Egypt in the fourth century AD.

In the movie, Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz plays astrologer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria who fights to save the collected wisdom of the ancient world. Her slave Davus (Max Minghella) is torn between his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

You can view the photo and read more on this here!

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COMMENTS (9)

Posted by:

Oranday

April 26, 2008

Sounds very interesting... who is directing this thing??

Posted by:

Jagan

April 26, 2008

Alejandro Amenábar is directing

Posted by:

xanderchase

April 26, 2008

Rachel Weisz is a good choice. Not only is she a great actress but she has a timeless beauty to her that can fit almost any time period.

Posted by:

Darkside2400

April 26, 2008

Wow Alejandro Amenabar directing an epic, this looks quite good

Posted by:

MeSo Hornee

April 26, 2008

Pretentious crap.

Posted by:

fran

April 27, 2008

Amenabar, the great spanish director, I think better almovodar I hope this project would be the next point of his trayectory.

Posted by:

lefty

April 27, 2008

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH that looks cool! can't wait to hear some more about it! oh and that comment about pretensious crap? it's by some one who's name is MeSO Hornee. god probably someone that only likes big budget action movies.

Posted by:

Titus

May 12, 2008

If this is an honest film, the catholic church will likely be upset seeing a mob of christians stripping a woman and stabbing this peaceful platonist librarian with sea-shells. No doubt it will be a whitewash.

Posted by:

laura

July 9, 2008

yeah it is cool, and actually i live in malta at marsaxlokk one of the placec where agora has been filmed. i used to see the scenery every day from my home it was huge and buetifull. they left like a week and a half ago.