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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 ...
Jun 2, 2011 · Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market').Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy.
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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.
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A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
- Alejandro Amenábar
- PG-13
- 127 min
Jun 19, 2014 · We have received a report of a quality issue with the trailer. We've uploaded another trailer. Trailer #2: • Agora (2009) Official HD Trailer #2 [... Review: https ...
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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.
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy.
