A medieval odyssey 1988 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned. With the boy as their guide, a group set out to dig a hole to the other side of the world, so as to fulfil the visions and save the village. A medieval odyssey 1988 03031989 us action, adventure, drama, fantasy, mystery 1h 30m user score. A medieval odyssey is an excellent example striking visuals, harsh landscapes, painful accents that make key plot points incomprehensible and a. A medieval odyssey full movie, download the navigator. A medieval odyssey a young boy is afflicted by apocalyptic visions in medieval cumbria. Apr 06, 2009 directed by vincent ward 1988 a young boy in 14th century cumbria north of england keeps getting visions he cannot explain. Following the release of his 1984 debut feature vigil, vincent ward returned four years later with the navigator. Medieval britons journeying through time and space find a contemporary city, where they attempt to fulfil a prophecy that will save them from the plague. A bold fusion of history, myth, and futuristic fantasy, wards imaginitive medieval odyssey ravishes the eye, challenges the mind.
In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century new zealand. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, marshall napier, noel appleby, paul livingston, sarah pierse 1988, 92 minutes, directed by. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The navigator does not concern itself much with the spirit of adventure but.
A medieval odyssey, a film that would cement his position as one of the most exciting filmmaking talents to emerge during the eighties. It won numerous new zealand and australian awards, including the australian film institute award for best film, and several awards at european fantasy film festivals. Pg directed by vincent ward in vincent wards 1988 film a group of fourteenthcentury villagers escaping the black death reach the presentday antipodes through a. Watch the navigator a medie val odyssey 1 dynaamiyu on dailymotion. A medieval odyssey is an excellent example striking visuals, harsh landscapes, painful accents that make key plot points incomprehensible and a big idea that doesnt work quite as well as youd like it to. A young boy in 14th century cumbria north of england keeps getting visions he cannot explain. With the boy as their guide, a group set out to dig a. A group of desperate villagers, led by the mystic visions of a young boy, set off to a remote cave where they hope theyll find the answer to escape this deadly plague. This article is within the scope of wikiproject new zealand, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of new zealand and new zealandrelated topics on wikipedia. Their only hope comes from an unlikely source griffin hamish mcfarlane, a boy who envisions salvation by journeying on a quest into another world. His village has so far been spared from the black death, but the villagers fear its imminent arrival.
Always remember dont trust the opinion of the navigator. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, marshall napier, noel appleby, vincent ward. Griffins remote cumbrian mining village rejoices when his older brother, connor, returns from his travels, but their welcome darkens when he confirms rumors of the reach of a black death plaguing earth. A medieval odyssey creates its own logic, framing the story in the linear form of an ancient legend. This is strikingly original sciencefiction from a part of the world where this genre has always been underexplored on screen. A medieval odyssey 1988 starring bruce lyons and chris haywood on dvd and bluray.
It took me a while to get used to the accents of the various characters and thus the dialogue is difficult to follow at times. Grim and beautifully shot, it showed all the visionary promise that ward unfortunately failed to follow up. It utilises many of the visual techniques common to action or suspense films montages of short takes from differing viewpoints, foreshadowing using partial views of action and yet has a seriousness not usually to be found in. In cumbria, england, in the year 48, a village prepares for the dreadful onslaught of the black plague. Griffin, a young boy, is plagued by apocalyptic visions which he believes could save his village.
Jan 21, 2014 watch the navigator a medieval odyssey 1 dynaamiyu on dailymotion. Encouraging a small band of men to tunnel into the earth, they surface in 1980s new zealand and a future beyond their comprehension but must complete their quest. Young griffin hamish mcfarlane has visions of a pilgrimage through the center of the earth. The blacks run deep and, when combined with some of the films. A medieval odyssey 1988 in the navigator there are many moments of intense beauty that branch off the films core fishoutofwater premise, including a man attached to. A medieval odyssey, a film that would cement his position as one of the most. Jul 03, 2018 tweetemail tweetemail vincent wards the navigator. A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australiannew zealand coproduction. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, marshall napier, noel appleby, sarah pierse, bill lemarquand, jay lagai. Wards films have earned critical acclaim and festival attention whilst achieving a wide, eclectic audience as vigil 1984, and map of the human heart 1993 and this the navigator. His beloved elder brother connor bruce lyons returns home from an expedition and reports the plague is on its way. Timetravel adventure of the year in the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century new zealand.
Pg directed by vincent ward in vincent wards 1988 film a group. A medieval odyssey tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Compra navigator unodissea nel tempo the navigator. Visionary director vincent wards palme dor nominated fantasy following griffin hamish mcfarlane, a young 14th century boy with acute psychic powers. A medieval odyssey you are looking for exciting, clever and harsh movies about with time travel, tunnel, plague, boy, adventure, heroic mission and supernatural ability themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in australia or new zealand.
A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australiannew zealand coproduction, directed by vincent ward. A medieval odyssey 1988 in the navigator there are many moments of intense beauty that branch off the films core fishoutof. An odyssey across time, the navigator the navigator. Shot almost completely at night in just ten weeks, the result is one of the more grounded and insular fantasy imports youre. The fugitives tunnel their way through the darkness and emerge on the. It won numerous new zealand and australian awards, including. A visionary boy leads five men from the 14th century into a 20th century city. A medieval odyssey is firmly anchored by its outstanding visual design, high production values, and a few extremely difficult sequences that its director described as grueling for everyone. Mystical tale of a tiny 14thcentury english hamlet during the devastation of the black plague.
Directed by vincent ward 1988 a young boy in 14th century cumbria north of england keeps getting visions he cannot explain. Download and testdrive odyssey mobile today with a free 14day trial of the award winning odyssey navigation software. Wards sophomore feature is a haunting fantasy, in which a group of medieval peasants travel through time to 20th century new zealand in a desperate attempt to rid their village of the black death. Vincent ward is one of those directors who make films that are easier to admire than to enjoy. Thus begins new zealand director vincent wards 1988 the navigator. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the navigator. Above average but is deemed by many to be the vincent wards best. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. A medieval odyssey the navigator begins in 14th century england, where the dreaded black death is wiping out cities all over europe. A medieval odyssey presumably identical to their region b bluray released the same week looks fantastic with bold colors, strong image detail, and a thick coating of natural film grain. Desiring an explanation of a prophetic dream, the group of miners. A medieval odyssey 1988 bdrip 720p mkv 1 h 31 min 6. A medieval odyssey, a film that would cement his position as one of the most exciting filmmaking talents to.
The sciencefiction tag fails to give an adequate sense of the films boldness and ambition. Nra fumes, sues new york for not letting gun stores stay open during pandemic. Odyssey mobile is a complete navigation software package with clear voiceguided driving instructions and builtin points of interest. I remember trying to describe this film when id just seen it in the theaters, and finding it nearly impossible to. The movie improves drastically, so that towards the end one is completely engrossed and transfixed by onscreen events. This fantasy stars hamish mcfarlane as a young 14th century boy with acute psychic powers.
Jun, 2018 following the release of his 1984 debut feature vigil, vincent ward returned four years later with the navigator. In the rural british county of cumbria in 48, a boy named griffin hamish mcfarlane is troubled by visionary dreams. A medieval odyssey 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert.
The navigator is an ambitious time travel film set in both the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. A medieval odyssey will be available on bluray july 24th from arrow video following the release of his 1984 debut feature, vincent ward returned four years later with the navigator. A medieval odyssey remains one of a kind, not only in australian and new zealand film, but world cinema. Action adventure drama fantasy mystery thriller men seeking relief from the black death, guided by a boys vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century england to 20th century new zealand. A group of desperate villagers, led by the mystic visions of a young boy, set off to a remote cave where they hope theyll find. A medieval odyssey 1988 first, once you can rate this movie. During the period of the black death, hamish believes that he can rescue his fellow villagers by leading them into an abandoned mine. Vincent wards metaphoric tale of sibling relations, aids and modern problems in general follows the quest of a group of medieval british villagers. A medieval odyssey 1988 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Watch the navigator a medieval odyssey 1 dynaamiyu on dailymotion. Believing he is divinely inspired to save his village. A medieval odyssey 1988 listed as avaialble by dvd this april 20.
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