Ivanhoe (1982) Rebecca, Olivia Hussey, James Mason

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James Mason is outstanding as Isaac of York, and Olivia Hussey's Rebecca is authentic. This is the best dramatization of Ivanhoe ever produced. One of the strengths of this film was, to my mind, the triumvirate of villains Bois-Guilbert, de Bracy, and Front de Boeuf. Sam Neill is brilliant as the knight torn between his order and his obsession with a "Jewess heathen", and Stuart Wilson shines in the supporting role of the besotted de Bracy. Scott, writing 700 years after the time of his story, is not afflicted by the same prejudices as his characters; at least part of his project with Ivanhoe is to present a sympathetic portrait of his Jewish characters. Rebecca, in particular, is one of the most sympathetic and nuanced characters in the novel, and has often been a favorite of readers, many of whom wish that Ivanhoe could marry Rebecca at the end of the novel instead of Rowena. This was true even during Scott's own lifetime; Scott actually issued a statement defending the plot of his novel as he wrote it, saying that, because of medieval social prejudice, it would have been impossible for a Christian knight to marry a Jew. He also acknowledged that Rebecca was the character most deserving of Ivanhoe's love, but wrote that in life, the people who deserve the most do not always get what they deserve. Interestingly, it is thought that the character of Rebecca is based on a real woman, Rebecca Gratz, who lived in Philadelphia, and whom Scott learned of from his literary acquaintance Washington Irving.

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Uploaded: October 5, 2007 at 5:59 pm
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Tags: Ivanhoe Knights Templars crusaders Olivia Hussey James Mason Rebecca Isaac of York Sir Walter Scott

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kittyprison (Friday 7th of November 2008 12:34:45 PM)
i always thought he was hot especial in this movie!
robertgeorg (Tuesday 28th of October 2008 10:02:24 AM)
john rhys-davies is actually the only one who looks like a knight, all the others are simply too puny build to wear the armor, if it was real armor that is.
baikenyum (Thursday 23rd of October 2008 01:41:07 PM)
its Gimli!
mmgringoire2 (Tuesday 23rd of September 2008 03:56:36 PM)
i love Sam Neil. Can u put up the whole movie, or at least a scene with Anthony Andrews in it?
LinkinParkRullz (Monday 22nd of September 2008 05:44:25 AM)
the book is really nice, except for the beginning.
jazz0685 (Sunday 7th of September 2008 11:25:42 PM)
I tried to read the book too. The only exciting thing about it was the cover...it had a picture from this movie on it.
griffin13508822008 (Thursday 28th of August 2008 10:21:09 AM)
I read the book and it was a big big shit. The book is really boring, DO NOT READ IT!!!!
phuckmilkgotpot (Sunday 24th of August 2008 09:42:46 AM)
this is one of mii favorite movies.i have been watching it since i was reeaal little.
vintage1950 (Tuesday 5th of August 2008 05:24:33 AM)
isn't he dead?
MyUserName32 (Saturday 26th of July 2008 08:02:05 PM)
She's is indeed one of the most beautiful women ever.