300
THE
THE
MOVIE
Opens March 9, 2007
The Battle of Thermopyle
300 Spartans against Xerxes’ army of over 100 thousand
Victor Davis Hanson: one of the world’s leading scholars, and writer of many books on ancient Greek history and warfare, has a nice preface on this film posted on his Web Site, Works and Days.
He has been invited to attend the premier of the film, in Hollywood, March 5, in appreciation of his writing the introduction to the picture book accompanying the film.
VDH reminds us, in his preface, that this film is a stylized adaptation, not intended to follow exactly the story right out of the pages of Herodotus or Plutarch; but it does portray the message of Herodotus, through the impressionism, of the Spartan’s holding the pass.
To read VDH’s complete preface visit his Web Site, Works and Days.
Opens March 9, 2007
The Battle of Thermopyle
300 Spartans against Xerxes’ army of over 100 thousand
Victor Davis Hanson: one of the world’s leading scholars, and writer of many books on ancient Greek history and warfare, has a nice preface on this film posted on his Web Site, Works and Days.
He has been invited to attend the premier of the film, in Hollywood, March 5, in appreciation of his writing the introduction to the picture book accompanying the film.
VDH reminds us, in his preface, that this film is a stylized adaptation, not intended to follow exactly the story right out of the pages of Herodotus or Plutarch; but it does portray the message of Herodotus, through the impressionism, of the Spartan’s holding the pass.
To read VDH’s complete preface visit his Web Site, Works and Days.
I, for one, will be at the Pelican Cinema, on tenterhooks, to see this film on opening day.
posted by Rex at 12:02 PM
1 Comments:
Jesus H Cristo, I've been trying to add a comment for 10 minutes, the crappy blogger info is screwing me up.
Anyway, this film has been on my radar for 6 months, and I'm dying to see it!
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