Los Borgia (2006)

Director:

Antonio Hernández

Writers:

Piero Bodrato (screenplay)
Antonio Hernández (writer)

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography

Tagline:

Ambition...Passion...Power

Plot:

A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Beautiful Woman | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Roberto Álvarez	...	Burkard
Eloy Azorín	...	Jofré Borgia
Linda Batista	...	Sancha de Aragón
Marco Bocci	...	Pedro Bembo
Antonio Dechent	...	Michele Corella
Roberto Enríquez	...	Paolo Orsini
Fabio Grossi	...	Cardenal Rafaele Riario
Antonio Hernández	...	Cardenal Gianbatista Orsini
Lluís Homar	...	Rodrigo Borgia
Lucía Jiménez	...	María Enríquez
Giorgio Marchesi	...	Alfonso de Aragón
Diego Martín	...	Perotto
Ángela Molina	...	Vanozza
Carlotta Montanari	...	Dancer
Sergio Múñiz	...	Juan Borgia
Miguel Ángel Muñoz	...	Ramón
Esther Ortega	...	Isabella
Sergio Peris-Mencheta	...	César Borgia
Eusebio Poncela	...	Cardenal Giuliano della Rovere
Katy Louise Saunders	...	Giulia Farnese (as Kate Sanders)
Javier Tolosa	...	Gonzalo de Córdoba
Federico Torre	...	Macellaio
Benedetta Valanzano	...	Pentesilea
Antonio Valero	...	Cardenal Ascanio Sforza
María Valverde	...	Lucrecia Borgia
Massimo Vanni	...	Soldier
Paz Vega	...	Caterina Sforza
Enrique Villén	...	Savanarola

Also Known As:

The Borgia (International: English title)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | Italian | Latin

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18

Company:

Antena Aragón

You sure have better films to see

Reading El_Choco's comment, I thought of yesterday, telling about the film to my SO, who did not see it. I said it was a beautiful film, with nice photography, the music did seem nice to me (although yes, I realize now it was the same music once and again) and... well, I managed not to get asleep.

I don't know about historical fidelity. But even if it was good, it is not enough.

I found myself thinking that something is missing in the film. You can not just take some people, put them in nice costumes and locations, even give them a story, and just shout Action! I thought of the voices, the interpretation in general. As said, you did not care much about the characters; they are not believable.

Fortunately I saw a trailer and realized I should not go to the theater to see this film. I went to the Filmo and, at least, did not expend the full usual ticket.