It was my #7 Agora starring Rachel Weisz as the legendary astronomer Hypatia, trapped in the legendary Library of Alexandria, and tells the story of her fight to save the old world’s wisdom from the religious riots sweeping the streets of Alexandria.
This is Amenabar’s first theatrical feature since the Oscar-winning The Sea Inside in 2004. And as I said in my most anticipated of 2009 column, “Five years is a long time to wait.”
Check out the trailer below, which was found on YouTube.
