This remake follows in the style of the mgm hollywood epic directed by mervyn le roy in 1951. Quo vadis the 2001 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Set in ancient rome during the reign of the emperor nero, quo. The only thing these films have in common is the place of action. Though the best known quo vadis is the 1951 hollywood version. Rzym wchodzi w i wiek naszej ery, w okres rozkwitu cesarstwa rzymskiego. Listen to the audio pronunciation of quo vadis 2001 film on pronouncekiwi. The movie also depicts the arbiter of elegance, petronius boguslaw linda, as a witness of dying christians in accordance with the novel. Jan 01, 2000 in its day, quo vadis was the biggest spectacle ever made yes, even bigger if not better than gone with the wind the sets, the costumes, the cast of thousands, it was a marketeers dream. Their love will also see resistance from the roman government. Comparing quo vadis to these films is a pointless exercise. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful lygia, the daughter of a barbarian. It takes place in the city of rome under the rule of emperor nero, c. One of mgms biggest boxoffice hits, the epic quo vadis offers a spectacular cast to.
In desperation, marcus attempts to kidnap to force her to wed him. With pawel delag, magdalena mielcarz, boguslaw linda, michal bajor. An epic italian film quo vadis influenced many of the later movies. One of the epic genres most reliable warhorses, with at least nine screen adaptations from the first onereel silent version in 1901 to the 2001 polish minseriescummovie, henry sienkiewiczs quo vadis in many ways set the template for all the epics about the roman empires persecution of christians that would follow, from the sign of the cross to the robe. Behrman and sonya levien, adapted from the novel quo vadis 1896 by the polish nobel laureate author henryk sienkiewicz. One of the epic genres most reliable warhorses, with at least nine screen adaptations from the first onereel silent version in 1901 to the 2001 polish minseriescummovie, henry sienkiewiczs quo vadis in many ways set the template for all the epics about the roman empires persecution of christians that would follow, from the sign of the cross to the.
Returning from a military campaign abroad, general marcus vinicius robert taylor discovers that a new religion has taken hold in rome. One of the most expensive polish films ever made, jerzy kawalerowicz directs the ancient roman filmmaking staple quo vadis. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful lygia, the daughter of a barbarian commander who was killed in battle, and wants her for his concubine. Three hours of spectacle youll remember for a lifetime set against the back drop of rome in crisis, general marcus vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a christian woman, lygia. What touched me most is the baby consumed by a lion while the whole crowd is being mute to this tragedy as if it were totally unnoticed. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all.
Quo vadis is a 2001 polish film directed by jerzy kawalerowicz based on the 1896 book of the same title by henryk sienkiewicz. Quo vadis original film score 07 fanfares for nero, hail nero triumphal march duration. Quo vadis 2001 marcus vinicius meets lygia in rome and falls in love. A narrative of the time of nero by henryk sienkiewicz i see a lot of copies of this excellent polish movie on. It was directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sam zimbalist, from a screenplay by john lee mahin, s. Filmed in 2001, the latest version of quo vadis is finally being released in a region 1 version with english subtitles. Rent quo vadis 2001 starring pawel delag and magdalena mielcarz on dvd and bluray. Aceasta ecranizare a romanului lui henry sienkiewicz, realizata in 1951, e considerata cea mai elaborata dintre numeroasele ecranizari ale romanului lui sienkievicz. The message of the movie is that christianity is the ultimate cure for tyranny. Returning to rome after three years in the field, general marcus vinicius meets lygia and falls in love with her, though as a christian she wants nothing to do with a warrior.
With robert taylor, deborah kerr, leo genn, peter ustinov. It has beautiful scenery, wonderful costumes and fantastic cinematography, and is as accurate a capture of ancient rome as was possible with 1951 technology. With amleto novelli, gustavo serena, carlo cattaneo, amelia cattaneo. Marcus vinicius meets lygia in rome and falls in love. The words quo vadis as a question also occur at least seven times in the latin vulgate. Quo vadis is a 2001 polish film directed by jerzy kawalerowicz based on the book of the same title by henryk sienkiewicz. Aug 30, 2001 subtitles quo vadis 2001 free download.
Always remember dont trust the opinion of quo vadis 2001 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful lygia, the daughter of a barbarian commander who was killed in. Quo vadis wurde als 6teilige miniserie in kooperation mit hbo realisiert. Quo vadis welcome to neros house of women greets a concubine to a slave girl, lygia deborah kerr. Overview of quo vadis, 2001, directed by jerzy kawalerowicz, with pawel delag, magdalena mielcarz, boguslaw linda, at turner classic movies. One of the most expensive films ever made in polandand also the last by veteran filmmaker jerzy kawalerowicz quo vadis tells the familiar tale of christianity set against the backdrop of emperor nero and the burning of rome.
Later this selfsame greeter reveals that she, too, like lygia, is really a fellow christian neophyte. Stream now some commentators say that quo vadis 2001 is a good movie, although some of them say that quo vadis 2001 is a bad movie. Drama, romance, history movie 170 min with the title quo vadis 2001, story about ancient rome, during the time of emperor nero. But she is christian and doesnt want anything to do with him. Marcus decides to kidnap her but ursus, her bodyguard, catches marcus. Lygia is a christian and refuses to marry a nonchristian. A narrative of the time of nero, commonly known as quo vadis, is a historical novel written by henryk sienkiewicz in polish the novel quo vadis tells of a love that develops between a young christian woman, lygia ligia in polish and marcus vinicius, a roman patrician. Unless the old movie i really felt like i was watching the book. I liked most the performance of the actors that interpreted petronius and marcus vinicius. Find information about quo vadis watch quo vadis on allmovie. I waited so long for the opportunity to see this film and it does not disappoint. Motion picture poster for quo vadis show the directed by enrico guazzoni. The novel quo vadis tells of a love that develops between a young christian woman, lygia ligia in polish and marcus vinicius, a roman patrician.
For lygia, a christian, being a pagans concubine is a severe sin and disgrace. Quo vadis is a splendid story of epic scope, ambition and achievement, surely the tipping point and crowning glory in henryk sienkiewicz nobel prize for literature but audibles offering is fatally lumbered by the insufferable narrator. Three hours of spectacle youll remember for a lifetime. Frederick davidsons delivery is so camp and inappropriate it becomes offensive and disrespectful. It was polands submission to the 74th academy awards for the academy award for best foreign language film, but was not nominated. The polish writer henryk sienkiewicz wrote the novel quo vadis. In this movie, he looks a bit too bland, and doesnt have that wicked twinkle in his eye that the american petronius had. All worldwide region free 0 you can paly this dvd on all dvd players. Dvd cover design may change due to manufacturer and may have korean on it. A narrative of the time of nero 189596, which in turn has been made into motion pictures several times, including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight academy awards. If you like quo vadis you are looking for sincere, serious and captivating movies about with tragic love, ambition, fall in love, heroic mission, rise to the top, adventure and society themes of drama genre shot in poland or usa. This remake follows in the style of the mgm hollywood epic directed by.
Quo vadls is the most spectacular film since the days of ben hur and intolerance. It paved the way for later biblical movies like the robe, the ten commandments, and benhur, which built on its success. Fierce roman commander marcus vinicius robert taylor becomes infatuated with beautiful christian hostage lygia deborah kerr and begins questioning the tyrannical leadership of the despot emperor nero sir peter ustinov. Some commentators say that quo vadis 2001 is a good movie, although some of them say that quo vadis 2001 is a bad movie. Find movie and film cast and crew information for quo vadis. In its day, quo vadis was the biggest spectacle ever made yes, even bigger if not better than gone with the wind the sets, the costumes, the cast of thousands, it was a marketeers dream. Though she grew up roman, the adopted daughter of a retired general, lygia is technically a hostage of rome. The film was first screened on august 30, 2001 at the vatican before pope john paul ii and an audience of 6,000. The movie was released just six years after hitler died in his berlin bunker. Quo vadis is a quintessential historical epic that holds up remarkably well more than 60 years after it was made. After that, lygia falls in love, but marcus must go to meet nero.
Quo vadis domine 2001 jerzy kawalerowicz dvd for sale. However, when vinicius is wounded, lygia cares for him, and starts to reciprocate his feelings. Unde te duci quo vadis 2001 online subtitrat in hd 720p. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch quo vadis 2001 full movie. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the quo vadis movie on. When vinicius encounters lygia deborah kerr, a follower of the strange religion, he quickly becomes smitten and tries to win her affections. While i wouldnt go so far as to say it is a must see, i found it to be very well made on most levels and i recommend it without any reservations. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The splendor and savagery of the worlds wickedest empire. Find movie and film cast and crew information for er. A narrative of the time of nero by henryk sienkiewicz i see a lot of copies of this excellent polish movie on youtube without th.
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