1ST IMAGES FROM PERIOD SET MOVIES THE CAPTIVE ON MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, DUSE ON LEGENDARY ITALIAN STAGE DIVA

   1ST PERIOD SET IMAGES  

FROM ALEJANDRO AMENABAR'S THE CAPTIVE

We have first images from two new period set movies today, starting with Alejandro Amenabar's THE CAPTIVE with Julio Peña as “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes, a prisoner of Ottoman corsairs, and Alessandro Borghi as his captor. The film is set in Algiers in 1575 when Cervantes, a wounded 28-year-old Spanish Navy soldier, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs. A cruel death awaits him should his fellow countrymen fail to pay his ransom soon; but within the confines of his cell, Cervantes discovers a surprising refuge — the art of storytelling. Crafted from resilience and hope, his stories capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting a secret affinity between captor and captive. Suspicions rise amidst growing tensions in the city, and Cervantes, driven by an unwavering sense of optimism, devises a daring plan for freedom.

 

FROM BIOPIC ON STAGE DIVA DUSE  

Thanks to Variety, we also have the first image from Italian costume movie DUSE from director Pietro Marcello about legendary Italian stage diva Eleonora Duse (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi). Noémie Merlant plays her daughter. Duse (1858-1924), was considered by many the greatest actress of her time. The film will follow latter part of her life when she is 60 and her legendary career is now long over. But in the brutal years between the First World War and the rise of fascism, she chooses to return to where her life began: on the stage and make her art a revolutionary act!