The Song of Roland (1978)
ジャンル : ドラマ, アドベンチャー, 履歴
上映時間 : 1時間 50分
演出 : Frank Cassenti
シノプシス
Roland des Roncesvalles is a legendary knight from the age of chivalry in France. In the 11th-century epic La Chanson de Roland, he is depicted as a key figure in halting the advance of the Arabs into France. In this story, the 10th-century legend is staged by a group of 12th-century pilgrims using the 11th-century poem. Their acting is interrupted by a violent peasant uprising, which kills many of the pilgrims. However, one of the survivors, is converted to the peasant cause and later speaks out in favor of more just treatment for the downtrodden.
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Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.
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1200年以上前、日本から遣唐使として中国・唐へ渡った若き天才僧侶・空海。 あるきっかけで知り合った白楽天という詩人との交流を深めていく中、世界最大の都・長安は、権力者が次々と奇妙な死を遂げるという、王朝を震撼させる怪事件に見舞われる。空海は、白楽天とともに一連の事件を探るうちに、約50年前に同じく唐に渡ったもう一人の日本人・阿倍仲麻呂の存在を知る。 仲麻呂が仕えた玄宗皇帝の時代、そこには国中を狂わせた絶世の美女、楊貴妃がいた。
Charlemagne and saracen Agramante are at war. Although the Franks are outnumbered by their enemies they succeed in containing them in the Pyrenean foothills. A truce is signed between the two sides, during which Agramante treacherously sends Angélique, a beautiful seductress of his retinue,to the paladin camp. Meanwhile the emperor has decided to give his daughter Aude to his brave nephew Roland but chance has it that she meets Renaud,Roland's lieutenant, first. The two young people fall in love. Later on, the truce is broken and fight resumes. Betrayed by Ganelon, Roland is momentarily disowned by his uncle.
