Tristan & Yseult

Original title: Tristan + Isolde

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An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

55K

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POPULARITY

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Donnchadh
(as David Patrick O'Hara)

Mark Strong

Wictred

Henry Cavill

Melot

Bronagh Gallagher

Bragnae

Ronan Vibert

Bodkin

Lucy Russell

Edyth

JB Blanc

Leon

Graham Mullins

Morholt

Leo Gregory

Simon

Dexter Fletcher

Orick

Richard Dillane

Aragon

Hans-Martin Stier

Kurseval
(as Hans Martin-Stier)

Thomas Morris

Kaye

Jamie Thomas King

Anwick
(as Jamie King)

Wolfgang Müller

Rothgar
(as Wolfgang Muller)

Director
- Kevin Reynolds
Writer
- Dean Georgaris
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Trivia
The first known written version of the Tristan and Isolde story was done in France around 1235 by two men calling themselves Luce de Gat and Helie de Boron. Scattered references have been found to a lost older source, brought to France by English exiles. In some versions of the story, Tristan is called Tristram, and Isolde is called Iseult or Yseult, among other spellings.

Goofs
In the scene when the barons are gathered, Marke addresses one group as the group from York. Since this movie is set just after the Roman withdrawal from England, York would have still been known as Eboracum.

Quotes
[repeated lines]
Isolde: [reading] My face in thine eyes, thine in mine appears, And true plain hearts do in the faces rest; Where can we find two better hemispheres Without sharp north, without declining west? Whatever dies, was not mixed equally; If our two loves be one, or thou and I love so alike - that none can slacken, none can die.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Glory Road/Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World/The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada/Bubble/Why We Fight/Tristan & Isolde (2006)

Soundtracks
Dark Moon, High Tide
Written by Simon Emmerson / Martin Russell / Davy Spillane
Performed by Afro Celt Sound System
Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd./Virgin Records Ltd.

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7/10

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In response to comments disparaging this film for neglecting to use music from the opera-- that hardly seems relevant. This story was written long before Wagner's work existed, and it would be foolish to demand that his music be a part of the film. It seems to be of greater significance that the film neglects certain elements of the original texts, although as an entirely different art form, the film has every right to take its liberties. It is unfair to credit or discredit any film based on its relationship to other works of art. It is important to appreciate and discredit this film within the context of the art form in which it functions.