It's set in the 4th century AD.
Andrew E. Larsen
On Jan 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Pete Darby <pete.darby_at_cwD6_sG8D5ZnAx9jhwXoTyzxxzn3tO4NhdNELomMdQ6gsKoWmRsxkkY1EtayhhVrMf3E8LfQcK5VTA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> Christians in the 4th Century BC? They're very keen if they are. :P
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> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:38 PM, <hcarteau_at_aG6wumx0C3SVcZGiXuwOfcePEQKs8tRFqBCUg9Hev8DlLMIio8IeBsou8DQTBoj_dsffWTokYaPb_A.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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>> I have seen a completely unexpected movie last night on french satellite
>> TV. It's called "AGORA", and narrates the (heavily romanced) story of
>> Hypasia, the lady philosopher from Alexandria in the IVth century BC.
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>> The first half-hour shows how is run an academia, complete with formal
>> classes, controversies between students, scientific demonstrations, etc.
>> People go around quoting Ptolemee and Plato, discuss spheres within
>> spheres, etc. It made me think of malkioni schools, except here the
>> philosopher are mostly pagans (at first). Also, the city is beautifully
>> presented, both at street levels and in some very interesting shots from
>> Above. Feels like Nochet more than Noloswal though.
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>> The story itself is pretty conventional, the actors not so good, and of
>> course the christians are but a bunch of murdering thugs (as usual these
>> days). But, this movie has some very surprising scenes and deserves your
>> attention - at least the first half-hour.
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