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Agora (Spanish: Ágora) is a 2009 English-language Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia , a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt , who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the ...
Oct 9, 2009 · Agora is a 2009 film directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a philosopher and mathematician in Roman Egypt. The film depicts the conflict between pagan, Christian and Jewish cultures, and the destruction of ancient knowledge by religious extremists.
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- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Alejandro Amenábar
- 2009-10-09
Set in ancient Egypt under Roman rule, "Agora" follows astronomer Hypatia (Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, "The Mummy") as she leads a few disciples fighting to save the wisdom of the ancient world.
Jun 2, 2011 · Agora (2009) - Official Trailer. Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market'). Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy.
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In the 4th century A.D., astronomer and philosopher Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) teaches her scientific beliefs to a class of male students. Among them is lovestruck slave Davus (Max Minghella), the ...
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- Alejandro Amenábar
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- Rachel Weisz
Jul 21, 2010 · This is a movie about ideas, a drama based on the ancient war between science and superstition. At its center is a woman who in the fourth century A.D. was a scientist, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and teacher, respected in Egypt, although women were not expected to be any of those things.
Ensconced in ancient Alexandria's library, placid Hypatia probes the boundaries of learning while a destructive religious war brews in the streets. Watch trailers & learn more.
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