Tristan & Isolde [Blu-ray]

Director: Kevin Reynolds Kevin Reynolds

Overview

One of the great stories of doomed love is given a new screen interpretation in this historical drama. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, King Donnchadh (David O'Hara) of Ireland has become the de facto ruler of England, but one of his underlings, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell), dreams of uniting British forces with an eye toward self-rule. One of Marke's most valuable allies is Tristan (James Franco), Marke's prot?g?, who has become a brave warrior since he was rescued by the lord after his parents were murdered by Irish forces during a battle. While Marke and Tristan dream of banishing Ireland's presence in England, Tristan has a secret he's been hiding from Marke -- after suffering serious wounds during a hard-fought battle, he was rescued and nursed back to health by Isolde (Sophia Myles), King Donnchadh's daughter, and the two fell deeply in love. But the couple were separated after Tristan returned to England, and when Donnchadh attempts to quell the British uprising by staging a tournament among the nation's greatest warriors, an extreme and rather personal surprise is in store for Tristan. Tristan & Isolde was directed by Kevin Reynolds and produced in part by Ridley Scott, who attempted to bring the story to the screen back in the 1970s.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/11/2017
UPC:	0738329207458
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:05:00

Special Features

Audio commentary by executive producer Jim Lemley and co-producer Anne Lai; Audio commentary by screenwriter Dean Georgaris; Love conquers all: making of Tristan & Isolde; Music Video: "We Belong Together" by Gavin DeGraw (2 versions); Theatrical trailer and TV spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Franco	Tristan
Sophia Myles	Isolde
Rufus Sewell	Lord Marke
Henry Cavill	Melot
Jamie King	Anwick
Leo Gregory	Sammy
Richard Dillane	Aragon
Mark Strong	Wictred
Bronagh Gallagher	Bragnae
Ronan Vibert	Bodkin
Lucy Russell	Edyth
Dexter Fletcher	Orick
Wolfgang Muller	Rothgar
Cheyenne Rushing	Lady Serafine
Barbara Kodetova	Lady Marke
Isobel Moynihan	Young Isolde
Gordon Truefitt	Tournament Judge
Myles Taylor	Young Melot
Jack Montgomery	Young Simon
Marek Vasut	Luther
David Fisher	Irish Soldier
Kevin Flood	Funeral Priest
Philip O'Sullivan	Paddreggh
Nevan Finnegan	Tournament Crier
Jon Olafsson	Coronation Priest
Todd Kramer	Witseth
Winter Ave Zoli	Widseth's Sister
Mirek Simunek	Pict Guard,Pict Guard
Bronwen Davies	Lady Aragon
Hans Martin Stier	Kurseval
JB Blanc	Leon
Graham Mullins	Morholt
Barbora Kodetová	Lady Marke
Thomas Brodie-Sangster	Young Tristan
Marek Va¿ut	Luther
Nevan Finegan	Tournament Crier
Jón Ólafsson	Coronation Priest
David O'Hara	King Donnchadh
Thomas Sangster	Young Tristan
Thomas Morris	Kaye
Anne Dudley	Conductor,Composer
Tiffany Knight	Actor

Technical Credits

Dean Georgaris

Kevin Reynolds	Director
Dean Georgaris	Screenwriter
Moshe Diamant	Producer
Lisa Ellzey	Producer
Giannina Facio	Producer
Elie Samaha	Producer
John Hardy	Executive Producer,Producer
Frank Hübner	Executive Producer
Jim Lemley	Executive Producer,Producer
Ridley Scott	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer,Executive Producer
Matthew Stillman	Executive Producer,Producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	Producer
Jan Fantl	Producer
Ales Dlabac	Special Effects
Howard Bargroff	Sound Effects
Sefi Carmel	Sound Effects
Graham Daniel	Sound Effects
Frank Hubner	Producer
John Haryd	Executive Producer
Helge Felgendreher	Key Grip
Jan Rehanzl	Key Grip
Jean-Jacques Desplanque	Stunts
Rastislav Benza	Stunts
Vladimir Furdik	Stunts
Radoslav Lehocký	Stunts
Anja Dihrberg	Casting
Tomas Ereminas	Stunts
Saulius Janavicius	Stunts
Vasilev Raicho Stefanov	Stunts
Ivo Gresak	Key Grip
Kate Dowd	Casting
Nancy Bishop	Casting
Branislav Martinak	Stunts
Phillipe Zone	Stunts
Juraj Szigetta	Stunts
Dusan Tadlánek	Stunts
Samir Foco	Sound/Sound Designer
Reinhard Stergar	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

Director Kevin Reynolds, whose career highlight remains the Kevin Costner-in-tights action vehicle Robin Hood, heads further back in English history for a straightforward take on the Arthurian folk legend of Tristan and Isolde, the star-crossed lovers perhaps best known today from composer Richard Wagner’s beloved opera. The story opens in the late sixth century, with Europe yet to emerge from the Dark Ages. The Romans have left what will become England and Ireland, leaving the land to perpetually squabbling tribal leaders and a strong Celtic monarch, Donnchadh (David O’Hara), who has designs on the entire region. To facilitate his plan, the King promises his daughter Isolde (Sophia Myles) to Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell), the most sensible and progressive of the tribal chieftains. Marke’s most loyal subject is his young ward, Tristan (James Franco), whose life the girl once saved and with whom she is still in love. Despite the knights-and-damsels conventions of the story, this is no Prince Valiant; rather than gaudily outfitted knights and spotlessly clean castles, Reynolds presents the harsh realities of medieval life and stages his action scenes with uncompromising brutality. This mutes the romance’s dreamier aspects, but the characters are well drawn and skillfully portrayed, and it’s especially satisfying to see frequent screen heavy Sewell impress in a sympathetic role for a change.