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Aug 26, 2022 · Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic -- content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers...
Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, is just the ticket for anyone wishing for something different to watch. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 6,...
- How Alithea Is Secretly Sheba
- How Alithea Is Also Gülten
- The Brothers Represent Alithea Too
- Zefir Is Alithea in The Most Literal Sense
- How Three Thousand Years of Longing Confirms The Stories as False
The Djinn's first tale of imprisonment follows his time with the Queen of Sheba, around the mid-1500s. This story recounts a version of the Biblical tale of King Solomon and Sheba, but with a twist. Here, Solomon visits the Queen of Sheba and attempts to woo her with his music, using magical instruments to create a beautiful harmony. The Djinn secr...
In the second story in the Djinn's history, the bottle is found by Gülten, a young slave-girl who desires to be with Prince Mustafa of the Ottoman Empire. Gülten uses her first wish to make herself desirable to Mustafa, and once they are together, she uses her second wish to make herself pregnant with his child. Unbeknownst to Gülten, Mustafa is at...
Continuing Gülten's story, two young princes get close to discovering the Djinn's bottle around 100 years later. This story is far more complex than its predecessors, following the lives of the two young princes as they grow old. After his father's death, Murad IV goes on several conquests, turning violent and shutting others out. Murad's only conn...
Out of all of the Djinn's stories, the tragic story of Zefir is the most literal allegory about Alithea. Zefir is a young woman who feels trapped, one who wants to gain freedom so she can travel the world and pursue knowledge. While Zefir and the Djinn initially get along, Zefir eventually lashes out at the Djinn due to her captivity and academic f...
The subtle twist in Three Thousand Years of Longing is that the Djinn may not be real. The third act of the film lightly confirms that the Djinn's stories were made up by Alithea for a book, with several of her inspirations appearing in her basement. She turns off lights by pulling the red string that was tied around the Djinn's first bottle, and s...
- Robert Pitman
- Staff Writer
Aug 26, 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing: Directed by George Miller. With Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yasaroglu, Sarah Houbolt. A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- George Miller
- 2022-08-26
Aug 25, 2022 · 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Rated: R, for some sexual content, graphic nudity and brief violence. Running time: 1 hour, 48 minutes. Playing: In general release Aug. 26. Get...
Aug 25, 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing. In a much-bruited scene in Jean-Luc Godard ’s 1966 film “ Pierrot le Fou ,” the sui generis American filmmaker Sam Fuller turns up at a party and is asked by Jean-Paul Belmondo to define cinema. He says: “A film is like a battleground.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 254 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Although its story isn't as impressive as its visual marvels, it's hard not to admire Three Thousand Years of Longing ' s sheer ambition." [31]
