Arn – The Knight Templar

  • Joakim Nätterqvist: Arn Magnusson
  • Sofia Helin: Cecilia Algotsdotter
  • Stellan Skarsgård: Birger Brosa
  • Mikael Nyqvist: Magnus Folkesson
  • Mirja Turestedt: Fru Sigrid
  • Morgan Alling: Eskil Magnusson
  • Sven- Bertil Taube: Bishop Bengt
  • Bibi Andersson: Mother Rikissa
  • Fanny Risberg: Cecilia Blanka
  • Thomas W. Gabrielsson: Emund Ulvbane
  • Gustaf Skarsgård: Knut
  • Simon Callow: Father Henry
  • Vincent Perez: Brother Guilbert
  • Annika Hallin: Sister Leonore

Arn - The Knight Templar (AKA: Arn - Tempelriddaren ) is a historical film from 2007, which was co-produced by Sweden, Finland, Norway, UK, Germany and Denmark.

Action

In the 12th century Arn Magnusson grows as the son of an influential Swedish family in Västergötland. Due to a vow of his parents, he is trained in a Cistercian monastery and not only learn to read and write, but also to fight. He falls in love with the beautiful Cecilia Algotsdotter who is pregnant by him. Due to personal and political intrigues both of them are separated.

Arn is sent as a crusader to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, Arn rises to a respected man and leads, among other peace negotiations with Saladin, while Cecilia is locked in Sweden in a convent, where she waits for her lover.

Background

Arn - The Knight Templar is the first part of the film of Götaland trilogy of Swedish author January Guillou and includes the action of the first two volumes. In Sweden, where the books had already achieved cult status, the film enjoyed with local stars such as Mikael Nyqvist and Stellan Skarsgård in supporting roles wide attention. In Germany, he, however, was only released on the DVD market.

Criticism

The lexicon of the International film described the film as "a visually stunning medieval spectacle." The production was " prepared as carefully equipped romance ". The interest of the production " of the character drawing " would be significantly higher " than on action and monumental battle panoramas ".

Continuation

The further action of the trilogy, in which Arn returns to Sweden in 2008 under the title Arn - Riket slut filmed vid Vägens.

2007 in film Screenplay Film score Vincent Pérez Jan Guillou
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