Tirant lo Blanc
Director: Vicente Aranda
Genre: Adventure
Year: 2006
Country: Spain, Italy, United Kingdom
Language: English Language
Starring: Leonor Watling, Victoria Abril
Tirant lo Blanc is a 2006 Spanish film based on the 1490 Valencian language (as the own author acknowledged in the introduction of book itself as "written in popular valencian language") epic romance of Tirant lo Blanch by Joanot Martorell. It was directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Casper Zafer as the title character, Esther Nubiola as Carmesina, Victoria Abril as Viuda Reposada, and Leonor Watling as Placerdemivida.
The film was shot in English, even though it was shot partially in Spain and stars Spanish actors. According to Bernat Baldomero, press chief of the film's production company, "the film was shot in English to universalize the work and spread our literature and culture all over the world".
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