- The movie of Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott, was the umpteenth time that he made it to the big screen, this time with Russell Crowe as a mythical character who has already been played by Sean Connery or Kevin Costner, among others.
- And next to Robin Hood You cannot miss the figure of Lady Marion, who was brought to life in this film by the two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett
Inglaterra, siglo XIII. Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe), a magnificent archer who has fought in the Crusades in the service of King Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston), returns from the Holy Land fighting the French and looting villages. When Ricardo is killed by an arrow, Robin goes to Nottingham to fulfill a promise he made to Sir Robert Loxley (Douglas Hodge) before dying: bring his sword to his father, Sir Walter Loxley (Max Von Sydow). There he meets Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), Loxley’s widow. Meanwhile, in England, reigns Juan Sin Tierra (Oscar Isaac), a king without character and unable to cope with both internal rebellions and external threats concocted by the perfidious Godfrey (Mark Strong). The goal of Robin and his men will be to prevent a bloody civil war and restore glory to their country.
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An Oscar couple to rob the rich and give to the poor
The story of Robin Hood, a character that comes from the songs that minstrels sang in medieval times, has been brought to the big screen in multiple films. Douglas Fairbanks was the first to get into the skin of the popular outlaw, back in 1922. Since then, dozens of actors have played the character, highlighting the performances of Sean Connery, on Robin y Marian (1976) o Kevin Costner, on Robin Hood, prince of thieves (1991).
In the film that is broadcast on television today, Ridley Scott was commissioned to direct a version starring Russell Crowe, who won the Oscar for his great performance in Gladiator (2000). Along with the Australian actor, leading the cast of Robin Hood was also Cate Blanchett. The two-time Oscar winner, first as Best Supporting Actress in The Aviator (2005) and later as Best Actress for Blue Jasmine (2014), got into the skin of Lady Marion.
Robin Hood. EE.UU., 2010. Aventuras. 131 min. Dir.: Ridley Scott. Int.: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Oscar Isaac, Mark Strong, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Matthew Macfadyen.
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