How come I never heard about this movie?
Dude — it’s Hypatia! In a movie about science! And religion! In fourth-century Egypt! And it sounds like like the script is actually intelligent!
Wonders really will never cease.
I just saw that, too. I have got to find that movie. Hypatia!!!! And Rachael Weisz can totally manage that part, because I love her.
Sadly, it’s only in Manhattan, and L.A. later this summer. I don’t know if it will get a wider release; I’ll probably have to check it out on DVD.
Fortunately, Netflix has gotten good about adding upcoming movies to their database, so I can just “save” everything I’m interested in seeing, and it will pop into my queue when it becomes available.
Well, then Honolulu is probably right out. We have a big screen tv, though.
The trailer looked awesome, but I do wonder: does it pass the Bechdel Test? Cuz all I saw was Hypatia and bunch’o’men. But, we can hope!
I kind of expect it to fail on that front, but not in a bad way, if that makes sense. It’s about 4th-century Alexandria, and a woman in a traditionally masculine field. Which isn’t to say there aren’t ways to get more women into the story — but they’re kind of delicate ways, and so I won’t be surprised if they don’t happen. On the other hand, it looks like Hypatia is a strong and intelligent character — strong because intelligent — respected by at least some of the men around her, and that makes me happy.
And, yeah, I have to Saved already on my Netflix queue.
…I saw “Hypatia” and instantly thought of Misty Lacky’s space-faring archeologist. Who was named for the Alexandrian librarian, of course.
Writers have odd associations.
As do readers, given the way you made that connection! But yes, it’s true.
Limited US release. Came out in the rest of the world a while back. Couldn’t find a US distributor due to its controversial content.
The religious stuff, or something else?
The religious stuff. The villains are *of course* Christians. No US distributer wanted to touch it.
<sigh>
I’ve seen ads for this movie for some time and I so want to own/see it!
Looks like we’ll have to wait a while.
Or you could bring home the DVD 🙂
A movie about a brainy chick in ancient Egypt. . . somehow I think I might like it. . . just maybe.
Tony
Granted, it’s kind of Greco-Roman Egypt by then. But still.
There seem to have been a few niches for women at that time. We got proof for at least two female Roman physicians in the Roman towns at the Rhine.
It took a long time until that was possible for a woman again – the first to get her doctorate in medicine was Dorothea Christiane von Erxleben in 1755.
It sounds really interesting! I’ll have to try and see it.
