Flesh & Blood

Originaltitel: Flesh+Blood

1985
18
2 Std. 6 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,7/10

20.790

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.906

208

Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Burlinson in Flesh & Blood (1985)

In medieval Europe, a young girl from a noble family is obsessed with her captors - commoners.

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Period Drama Adventure Drama

Im mittelalterlichen Europa ist ein junges Mädchen aus einer Adelsfamilie von ihren Entführern - den gewöhnlichen Menschen - besessen.Im mittelalterlichen Europa ist ein junges Mädchen aus einer Adelsfamilie von ihren Entführern - den gewöhnlichen Menschen - besessen.Im mittelalterlichen Europa ist ein junges Mädchen aus einer Adelsfamilie von ihren Entführern - den gewöhnlichen Menschen - besessen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,7/10

20.790

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.906

208

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The movie was director Paul Verhoeven's reaction to the many movies that, in his view, overly romanticized the Middle Ages. He wanted to show it as a period where brutality, disease, poverty, and hardship were common, and a natural death was a rare thing.

Patzer
After drinking from the contaminated well, several characters immediately fall ill from plague. Plague by any vector has an incubation period of at least one day.

Zitate
Hawkwood: I didn't see the damn thing!
Martin: I did sir
[helps Hawkwood]
Martin: .
Hawkwood: Bless you Martin, your reward is in heaven.
Martin: I'd rather get paid sooner sir if you don't mind.

Alternative Versionen
UK cinema and video versions were cut by 38 secs by the BBFC with edits to the rape of Agnes. The cuts were waived for the 2005 MGM DVD.

Verbindungen
Featured in Slotavond van de Nederlandse Filmdagen (1985)

Soundtracks
Throughout the Years
Composed by Charles Williams

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A Surprisingly Good Film

I decided to watch this film after a very heavy three day drinking session and to be honest was not expecting a great deal. However, at the end I deemed it to be the best two hours of my life. What a film!

The Cardinal (Ronald Lacey) was by far the most outrageous and stand out performance. I may be a bit biased from England but over the top acting from Lacey seems to be his forte and he certainly does not disappoint. Rutger puts in a typically strong performance as does Jason-Leigh and the supporting cast.

My favourite scene had to be Soldier Martin standing in front of the upturned carriage with the wheel representing the halo from the statue of Saint Martin. For me this was the icing on the cake.

The only question mark about this film is the contraption that Steven constructs to storm the castle. It definitely is a work of art and for those times would be considered quite an Engineering achievement. Not to mention the time in which it is built in such an effortless manner. However, PV seems to make this fit with the spirit of the film and after a few chuckles it is all forgiven.

Its certainly a film that will not stand up today with modern attitudes and morals but I fully recommend this film. Add it to your collection NOW!