A very convincing genre film that takes us deep into the medieval England of Ivanhoe, with just one thing on its mind: pure entertainment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A very solid and enjoyable genre film, skilfully produced and directed with a perfect balance of adventure, romance and light-hearted comedy. In getting Roberto Mauri to direct, the film was entrusted to safe hands, as he had previously navigated his way safely through a sea of sword and sandals, horrors and westerns. Ivanhoe is played by Mark Damon, who found a second life for himself in Italian genre cinema. In theory, 12th<\/sup> century England ought to have been reconstructed and Walter Scott’s famous novel faithfully adapted. However, in practice, even if the film doesn’t do a disservice to either, historical accuracy and literary considerations play second fiddle when a game of pure adventure and entertainment is at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 12th<\/sup> century. Following the death of King Henry I, the English throne falls into the hands of a usurper who claims to possess the “Sword of Normandy”. Back from the crusades, it is up to Ivanhoe, at the head of a band of colourful highwaymen and street actors, to remedy the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16362,"template":"","project-category":[33],"project-genre":[34],"class_list":["post-16384","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-category-cinema-en","project-genre-adventure"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n