Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4327 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-09-11
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Luscious cinematography and even more luscious stars make Tristan & Isolde a feast for the eyes. Adapted from the medieval love story, the movie begins with with young Tristan (played as a child by Thomas Sangster, Love Actually) as he sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Taken in by Marke (Rufus Sewell, Dark City), who rules one of the British tribes, Tristan (James Franco, Spider-Man) grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior--and when he's believed slain in battle, he's given a royal funeral, which sends him out sea in a burning boat. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde (Sophia Myles, Art School Confidential), the daughter of the Irish king, nurses him back to health. Being a lovely pair of young folk bursting with hormones, they fall madly in love... and set in motion a tragic tale that's lasted for centuries in many variations. Some reviewers have criticised Tristan & Isolde for deviating from the most common classical version, but the movie's storyline--though certainly altered to appeal to modern audiences--is fairly strong. Myles and especially Sewell turn in strong performances; Franco, however, though surprisingly persuasive as a warrior, never burns as a lover. Nonetheless, the loving shots of Franco's muscular physique will make this a must-have for his fans. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Its OK......A bit like King Arthur
The basic plot is about the Irish tribes attacking and enslaving the Cornish tribes of Britain. And so the "English" tribes are forced to unite against their oppressors in the 5th/6th century. And of course the greatest Cornish warrior falls in love with the daughter of the Irish King in a doomed romance. The film is okay but could have been a bit better. It is well made and does have decent actors, but the movie claims to have epic battles which is not true. There are lots of battles but they are very short and forgetful and the love scenes drag on a bit. I have to compare it to King Arthur as it is good but it wont leave you breathless, but if you like medievel/dark age films then you will probably like it. Not as good as "The sword of Xanten".

However the makers of this film did not do their homework. The English tribes were Angles, Saxons, Frisians, Franks and Jutes, commonly known as Anglo-Saxons. And none of these tribes play a part in this movie. They invaded from the East coast from Germany/Denmark and this film is set in the West coast. The English never settled Cornwall and so the tribes in the movie must be Celtic/Britons. However it is true that the Celtic King Vortigern hired the English to help fight the Irish invaders and they were successful until the English turned against the Celts and defeated them and settling in the lands we know as England. Thanks for reading.

Best love story ever
It's lovely a brilliant love story and all the characters match their face. Tristan meets Isolde after being thought dead and sent across the sea in a burning boat. They fall in love and then are forced into an affair after she marries his kind of father. Really great.

Loved it from start to end...!
It has a great story, great acting, and everything in it just works together brilliantly! It gets you hooked from the start! I was also quite surprised to see 'Dunluce' mentioned in it as I live around the corner from it...lol

All in all I would recommend this to anyone who loves period/dark ages films!