• Director: Oliver Stone Cast: Colin Farrell, . Angelina Jolie, . Anthony Hopkins, . Val Kilmer, . Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, . Jared Leto, . Brian Blessd, . David Bedell, . Connor Paolo and others, . Screenplay: Oliver Stone, . Christopher Kyle Interesting facts about the movie: - to ensure the reliability of the work on the film was held at Oxford University's Professor Robin Lane Fox - it was biography of Alexander the Great, . written by Fox, . inspired by Oliver Stone for a film, . - Brad Pitt has been invited to the role of Hephaestion, but rejected the proposal. - Oliver Stone originally wanted to get Tom Cruise to the project, but, fortunately, his plan was not destined to become a reality. - Some scenes have been removed in India, . but due to, . that Indian elephants are harder to dog training, . Picture moved to Thailand - Colin Farrell sprained his ankle while shooting for one of the scenes - Val Kilmer scored more than 10 pounds for, . to enter into the role - originally the film's release in the United States was appointed on 5 November, . but then moved to November 24, . This is explained by the film's desire to take part in the race for Oscar 2005.,
In an interview with Oliver Stone lamented the fact that young inexperienced rezhiss Б•і frames producers rely too big budgets. Receiving from the studios of 100 million and several star Б•і Б•і n zdnyh them into the bargain, promising talent wasted on a costly special effects, instead, to tell the audience a beautiful and fascinating history. As a screenwriter "Midnight Express", "Evita", "Persons with a scar" Stone knew about h Б•і m said. Scenario - the cornerstone of the whole picture; diamond, with proper cut turns into a diamond. Rezhiss Б•і p never complained blockbusters, his name is always associated with the author's deeply personal cinema. Having on hand the money, equal fee of Julia Roberts or Cameron Diaz, he succeeded in making movies more like murals. Where conflicts are no plans, . but brought to its logical conclusion ( "Platoon", . "Nixon"), where stencil "h Б•і rnoe" / "white" quietly moved into the range of life, . but because an incredibly realistic, . paints ( "Turn"), where the act Б•і ry not worked out their daily rate, . but left on Ck Б•і mochnoy site piece itself ( "The Doors", . "Innate Б•і nnye killer"), . That is why the news of Ck Б•і mkah "Alexandra" raises a number of legitimate questions and concerns. Having in possession one of the biggest budgets in the history of Hollywood, . legendary conqueror as the main character, . high act Б•і moat likely to attract the viewer with "Stone Б•і gkostyu could fall on the same hook, . about which little earlier warned his young colleagues, . The historical film is always an equation with many unknowns. Building plot in the entourage "of bygone days," the authors also have to remember not only the credibility of content, but also the adequacy of the form. This is not just complicates the problem, but also imposes an additional responsibility. Stone seems to have managed to avoid such traps. Consultant film was made by Oxford University professor Robin Lane Fox, one of the most famous biographies of Alexander of Macedon. Life of the great commander was rich in events, which later become legend. Rezhiss Б•і py was enough to present them in chronological order, to receive as a result of an exciting story full of intrigue, betrayal, repentance. 40 years after the death of Alexander, an elderly Ptolemy, one of the closest allies of Macedon, who after his death, the governor of Egypt, decided to tell and write the history of the victories of the great commander. For eight years, the army of Alexander the Great to move east, to the shores of the world's oceans. Having conquered the West and Central Asia, Macedonian first stepped on the enigmatic and mysterious land of ancient India. This he dreamed ц?ц№ Б•і childhood, listening to the myths of Troy, the exploits of Hercules and Apollo. Rezhiss Б•і ra interested not so much the result as a process of maturation and change the personality of Alexander. The gulf separating the boy with rapture listening to the legends of ancient Greece and the commander is creating its own global empire is central to the whole picture. For Stone's Alexander of Macedon, above all a man forced to make choices every hour. The choice that can elevate or destroy human. The film is busy a serious act zny Б•і Б•і rsky composition. How could it be otherwise when it Id Б•і t of such a sensational project, initially aimed not only at the audience success, but also to the attention of Academy Awards. Oliver Stone has always been famous for his work with the act Б•і ramie, lepya from Hollywood litsedeev digestible for a product. In "Alexander" they all work at maximum capacity and talent. Jolie and Hopkins creates compelling images of their heroes, . Kilmer furious after prolonged lull, . seems, . ready to return to the highest echelon of the act Б•і rsky, . But Farrell, . Finally, . makes great strides gazed Б•і d, . proving all the spiteful critics, . that is capable of a serious dramatic role Б•і znye, . Budget, technology, almost unlimited opportunities were unable to subdue the original rezhiss Б•і ra. Instead, Stone used a given carte blanche to all hundred. Thin world, is always better than a good war. The result of the truce was a paragon of historical film, . ц?ц№ Б•і again evident from the simple truth - happiness is not in the amount of money spent on the production, . but the ability to create a believable story, . where not just beautiful, . but clever.