Alatriste (2006)

Director:

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Writers:

Agustín Díaz Yanes (writer)
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novel)

Release Date:

1 septiembre 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.

Plot Keywords:

Spanish Inquisition | King | Spanish Navy | Royal Palace | Cannon

Awards:

4 wins & 19 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Beautifully filmed and solid period movie

Cast

Viggo Mortensen	...	Diego Alatriste y Tenorio
Elena Anaya	...	Angélica de Alquézar
Unax Ugalde	...	Íñigo Balboa
Eduard Fernández	...	Sebastián Copons
Enrico Lo Verso	...	Gualterio Malatesta
Eduardo Noriega	...	Conde de Guadalmedina
Ariadna Gil	...	María de Castro
Juan Echanove	...	Francisco de Quevedo
Javier Cámara	...	Conde Duque de Olivares
Antonio Dechent	...	Curro Garrote
Blanca Portillo	...	Fray Emilio Bocanegra
Francesc Garrido	...	Martín Saldaña
Pilar López de Ayala	...	Mujer de Malatesta
Jesús Castejón	...	Luis de Alquézar
Cristina Marcos	...	Joyera

Duración:

Canada:135 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Spain:147 min (theatrical version)

País:

France | Spain | USA

Idioma:

Español | Latin | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 | Spain:7 | Australia:MA (2008)

Filming Locations:

Baeza, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Estudios Picasso

Trivialidades:

Gael García Bernal was the first choice for the role played by Unax Ugalde.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Iñigo arrives at the beach after being freed from the galleys, a really tall modern building can be seen at the left part of the screen.

Quotes:

Conde Duque de Olivares: Without Flandes, there's nothing... Captain.

Beautifully filmed and solid period movie

I enjoyed Alatriste; it's not your typical fast-paced Hollywood action flick (if you go see it expecting something of the sort, you'll probably be disappointed and bored) and the plot is not too clearly defined, but it has an excellent cinematography and costume design that recreate Velazquez's Spain, and most of the actors are very good. Mortensen is an awesome Capitán Alatriste despite his slight accent. You can see he took this role very seriously. He fits perfectly into the roguish, ruthless but noble character's skin. The sword fights are nicely choreographed. The atmosphere of seventeen-century Spain and the historical context are superbly recreated. Actually, I find there are interesting parallels between the decay of the Spanish Empire and present day United States, between the "tercios" and the US Marines.

I recommend this film highly to anybody who's interested in period films, or who likes Mortensen as an actor.