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Directed By: Raoul Ruiz
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Damian Lewis, Virginie Ledoyen, Cristiàn de la Fuente, Stephen Dillane, John Malkovich
Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Belgium
Runtime: 108’
Language: English
Year of Production: 2009
Logline: The fate of a kingdom hangs in the balance when two knights go to war over a beautiful princess they both love.
Pitch:Renowned the land over for their fierce battle skills, extraordinary bravery and unquestionable virtue, knights Orlando and Rinaldo are true and loyal defenders of their country and King. But when both men secretly fall in love with the beautiful and defiant Princess Angelica, the life-long bonds of their brotherhood-in-arms soon give way to a dark and escalating rivalry that threatens to bring down a throne, and destroy a kingdom.
Synopsis: 790 A.D. France. A vicious battle is taking place between the fierce knights and army of King Charles the Great (Stephen Dillane), the king of the Franks, and their ruthless enemies, the Barbarians. The King's most trusted and loyal soldiers, Knights Orlando (Damian Lewis) and Rinaldo (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) are best friends since boyhood.
Rinaldo is the more rugged and impetuous of the two, while Orlando harbors a romantic soul. Although closer than brothers, both men harbor a deep secret they dare not reveal to the other - they are both in love with the same woman, Princess Angelica (Virginie Ledoyen). Alas, she is also desired by the villainous knight Ferrau (Cristiàn de la Fuente) who murders her brother Argalia (Max Ryan) in order to kidnap Angelica.
Angelica flees to the nearby French countryside where a kind peasant family takes her in. Orlando and Rinaldo resolve to find her and set off on a traitorous yet epic adventure battling formidable enemies such as the Barbarians, led by a cruel and powerful king Rodomonte (John Malkovich). But in one fateful moment, everything changes when Rinaldo pushes Orlando off his horse, sending Orlando tumbling to his death down a deep ravine.
Rinaldo returns to the castle, his grand hero's welcome tempered by the news that Orlando is no more. Rinaldo's sister, Bradamante (Saffron Burrows), is a female knight who has fallen in love with Ruggiero (Vincent Perez), a Barbarian - and begs the King Charles to let her marry her true love. The King refuses and she flees the kingdom in despair. On the run, she discovers Orlando is alive and living in a cave deep within the forest. Bradamante horrified by her own brother's actions, spurs Orlando to shake off his troubles and convinces him to travel to the peasant's home where Angelica had taken refuge but Rinaldo has beaten him to the punch and Angelica is no longer there.
Meanwhile, Angelica's life with Rinaldo is filled with sorrow. No longer a virtuous knight, he has locked Angelica away in a castle, a prisoner of his own lust, jealousy and paranoia. Angelica regrets choosing Rinaldo, and reconfirms her love for Orlando.
The Barbarians viciously attack and kidnap Angelica and her lady in waiting Fiordelisa (Daryl Hannah). As this epic battle rages on, Orlando and Rinaldo come face to face. The two close friends fight to the end. Finally, Orlando beats Rinaldo and when he is about to slam the sword into his former friend, Orlando spares Rinaldo's life. Grateful for his mercy, Rinaldo reveals Angelica's location. Orlando's army defeats Ferrau's, the two lovers are reunited, and the war is won!
Sometime later, a lavish double wedding takes place in King Charles' palace. Orlando and Angelica are one couple, Bradamante and Ruggiero are the other. Orlando and Angelica ride off into the sunset, ready to fulfill the destiny that has been theirs all along. Yet, in the crowded market, a beggar dragging his leg is watching them with a sardonic smile. All is not over yet, Rinaldo is still alive and the battle between good and evil will continue forever.
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