Alexandria, Hypatia and her death, will be the plot of “Agora”, a movie from spanish director Alejandro Amenabar; with a english speaking cast, the movie is expected to premier in october.
The struggle to save the wisdom of the ancient world by the philosopher Hypatia, during the revolts pushed by christian fanatics in the IV century…
The movie was shot in Malta; Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) personify Hypatia, who will try
to fight to save the old wisdom with her two disciples: the slave Davo (Max Minghella) and Orestes (Oscar Isaac)
The Director explains: “The movie, in several ways, is a story from the past resembling what is happening now, a mirror for the public look and watch, trough the time and space; realize things in the world haven’t changed munch since then” (traslated quote from spanish news).
Always I dreamed for a movie about that topic: After all the Christianism weren’t the such passive love preaching lambs for the popular belief… When they got into power, they were pushing and violently destroying the old world…
