Romance. The White Tyrant, written by Joãonot Martourel and Marty João de Galba in 1460, is at the heart of this film. XV century. Turkish conquerors threaten the Byzantine Empire.
1. Knightly romance. The White Tyrant, written by Joãonot Martourel and Marty João de Galba in 1460, is at the heart of this film. XV century. Turkish conquerors threaten the Byzantine Empire. As a peace treaty, the great Sultan of Turkey Mohammed IV asks the Byzantine emperor to give him his daughter Carmensina as his wife. The emperor gives the order to the commander, the knight Tyrant, to liberate Constantinople from the conquerors. A legendary novel tells about the exploits of this noble knight in love and on the battlefield and about palace intrigues. In the history of world literature, he is on a par with Le Morte d’Arthur and Don Quixote. And therefore, to translate it into the language of cinema for a European director is truly …
2. Chivalrous deed. It was made by the Spanish film classic Vicente Aranda. He rebuffed the expansion of Hollywood historical blockbusters with his organically old-world adaptation. But Aranda is faithful not only to the European cultural tradition, but also to his own good name as the king of erotic drama … which, at the age of 80, you will agree, is not easy.
3. Knight without reproach. This is Kasper Zafer as the Tyrant. The 30-year-old Englishman, a graduate of the Oxford School of Drama and a performer of roles in television series, in «Princess» even overcame the physical manners of a man of our time: he seemed to ride a white horse straight out of the late Middle Ages.
Starring: Esther Nubiola, Kasper Zafe and others. At the box office from June 14th.