Alexander [2004]

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Published on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 19:19

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The film is based on the life of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, who conquered Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia and part of Ancient India. Shown are some of the key moments of Alexander's youth, his invasion of the mighty Persian Empire and his death. It also outlines his early life, including his difficult relationship with his father Philip II of Macedon, his strained feeling towards his mother Olympias, the unification of the Greek city-states and the two Greek Kingdoms (Macedon and Epirus) under the Hellenic League,[3] and the conquest of the Persian Empire in 331 BC. It also details his plans to reform his empire and the attempts he made to reach the end of the then known world. The story begins 40 years after 323 BC, around 283 BC, with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. We see Alexander's daily life and the strained relationship between his parents. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes king of Macedonia and Greece. Having briefly mentioned his punitive razing of Thebes and burning of Persepolis, Ptolemy gives an overview of Alexander's west-Persian campaign, including his being declared as the son of Zeus by the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis, his great battle against the Persian Emperor Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela and his eight-year campaign across Asia. Also shown are Alexander's private relationships with his childhood friend Hephaestion and later his wife Roxana. Hephaestion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that, if he is Achilles, Hephaestion must be his Patroclus (Achilles' best friend and possibly lover). When Hephaestion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if Hephaestion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife. Hephaestion shows extensive jealousy when he sees Alexander with Roxana and deep sadness when he marries her, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders Cleitus the Black in India. After Hephaestion succumbs to an unknown illness either by chance or perhaps poison, speculated in the movie to be Typhus carried with him from India. Alexander distances himself from his wife, despite her pregnancy, believing that she has killed Hephaestion. He dies less than three months after Hephaestion, at the young age of 32, keeping his promise that he would follow him.

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	1 DVD Collector Region 2 French - PAL - [16/9] - 170' - Menu animé/muet 1|2|3|4|5 - Chapters Langage : English (5.1), French (5.1) Subtitles : French Bonus : Making of / Documentaire historique / Interviews / Trailers / Audio commentary Achetez le !
	1 DVD Region 2 French - PAL - [16/9] - 170' - Menu animé/muet 1|2|3|4|5 - Chapters Langage : English (5.1), French (5.1) Subtitles : French Bonus : Trailers / Audio commentary Achetez le !
	1 DVD Special Edition Region 1 US - NTSC - [16/9] - 175' - Menu animé/muet - Chapters Langage : English (5.1), Québécois (5.1) Subtitles : French / English / Espagnol Bonus : Audio commentary / Making of / Trailers / Documentary / Vangelis BOF Fiche DVDEmpire
	2 DVD Director's cut Region 1 US - NTSC - [16/9] - 167' - Menu animé/muet - Chapters Langage: English (5.1) Subtitles : French / English / Espagnol Bonus : Audio commentary / Making of / Trailers / Documentary / Vangelis BOF Fiche DVDEmpire
	1 DVD Ultimate cut Region 1 US - NTSC - [16/9] - ?' - Menu animé/muet - Chapters Langage: ? Subtitles: ? Bonus : ?
	1 DVD Final cut Region 1 US - NTSC - [16/9] - 214' - Menu animé/muet - Chapters Langage: English Subtitles: English Bonus : ? Fiche DVDEmpire
	2 DVD Special Edition Region 2 UK - PAL - [16/9] - 168' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage : English (5.1) Subtitles : English Bonus : Audio commentary / Making of / Trailers / Documentary / Vangelis BOFFilmographies
	1 DVD Region 2 UK - PAL - [16/9] - ?' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage: ? Subtitles: ? Bonus : ?
	1 DVD Region 2 Deutsch - PAL - [16/9] - ?' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage: ? Subtitles: ? Bonus : ?
	2 Bluray Edition Ultime Region B French - PAL - [16/9] - 213'+175' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage Alexandre revisited : English (5.1), English (2.0) Langage Version cinéma : English (5.1), French(5.1) Subtitles : French Bonus : Fight against time
	2 Bluray Final cut Region A US - NTSC - [16/9] - 213' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage : English (5.1) Subtitles : English, French / Espagnol Bonus : Audio commentary / Making of / Trailers / Documentary
	1 Bluray Region B Deutsch - PAL - [16/9] - ?' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage Version cinéma : ? Subtitles : ? Bonus : ?
	2 Bluray Ultimate cut Region A US - NTSC - [16/9] - 207' - Menu fixe/muet - Chapters Langage : English (5.1) Subtitles : English, French / Espagnol Bonus : Audio commentary / Making of / Trailers / Documentary / Vangelis

1. Introduction 2. Young Alexander 3. Titans 4. The Drums of Gaugamela 5. One Morning at Pella 6. Roxane's Dance 7. Eastern Path 8. Gardens of Delight 9. Roxane's Veil 10. Bagoas' Dance 11. The Charge 12. Preparation 13. Across the Mountains 14. Chant 15. Immortality 16. Dream of Babylon 17. Eternal Alexander 18. Tender Memories

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