The Last King ( L'ultimo re )

The Last King (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: L'ultimo re
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
76 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Aurelio Grimaldi

Written By:
Aurelio Grimaldi
Isabel Russinova

Actors:
Domenico Balsamo
Jun Ichikawa
Hafedh Khalifa
Antonio Martinelli
Maria Monti
Moni Ovadia
Isabel Russinova
Edoardo Siravo
Alessio Vassallo

Synopsis:

In 'The Last King', set in the time of the heroes of Greek mythology, Andromache and the other Trojan women persevere as both the victims and the heroines of war, withstanding its brutality, together with the trials of motherhood, lost love and death, caught up in a timeless, tightly woven maze of emotions. Their male counterpart, the hero born to excel in warfare, voyages and the exploration of the unknown, is wily Ulysses. The figure filled with negative connotations is Pyrrhus, son of Achilles the half-god, but nowhere near as worthy as his mighty father. War, as always triggered by economic issues, together with conflicts of race, religion, culture and civilisation, result in a story of strife and genocide, set in a context of no small relevance to modern times, proof of how the problems facing humanity have been around forever, and continue to occur over and over again, without ever being resolved.

The Last King is a contemporary adaptation of The Trojan Woman by Seneca, one of the most powerful charachers in classic literature, narrated by Homer, Euripides, Seneca, Racine, has been attracting, capturing and moving audience for centuries. The woman is undoubtedly the core of the tale, here in war, a victim and heroine at the same time; forced, violated, stricken in her deepest emotions by the loss of children, husbands, fathers and mothers but ready to face any difficulty, any struggle, even at the price of her own death.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 October, 2012.