If dire expectations are generated by a throwaway early-January release of an upscale historical epic, there is a mild surprise in store with "Tristan & Isolde." This understated period drama may lack ...

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Political intrigue trumps forbidden passion every time in Kevin Reynolds’ curiously uninvolving Fifth Century love story, “Tristan + Isolde.” Based on the Celtic legend that inspired Richard Wagner’s ...

You know this kind of movie—the kind that is so bad that you turn to the poor friend you dragged along with you and say, “I’m so, so sorry.” Yeah, it was kind of like that. When I try to think back to ...

Paul Curran makes his Company debut directing his production from Venice's Teatro La Fenice which features renowned Wagnerian interpreters Simon O'Neill and Anja Kampe in the title roles. In ...

Literature and legend are rife with young lovers tragically undone by war, politics and cruel fate. Director Baz Luhrmann understood that the naïveté of teenagers in love is a force to be reckoned ...

If dire expectations are generated by a throwaway early-January release of an upscale historical epic, there is a mild surprise in store with "Tristan & Isolde." This understated period drama may lack ...

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This magnificently photographed French film tells the ancient legend of Tristan and Isolde to the accompaniment of an operatic musical score by MAGMA. Tristan is a young warrior who has been sent to ...

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