El Cid - saga as film

[dangermousie]

I have about 600 unanswered comments and I promise to get to them ASAP, but for now I am about to embark on a rewatch of one of my favorite movies of all time - El Cid with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, a grim and larger-than-life epic made in 1961. The story is about a Spanish nobleman and superb fighter (El Cid was a real historical

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[nixi162]

yeah, it's fun to read your writing about stuff you're interested in~ and it'd encourage me to watch more old films

[dangermousie]

Yay, thank you!

[vanimy]

Corneille's Le Cid is one of my favorite plays ever. It's just perfect and there are memorable lines in there. I didn't see that movie, I'll have to check it out.

Yay to old movies too.

[dangermousie]

I like Corneille in general, but that one was my first and hence my favorite.

[ulkis]

By the way, is anyone interested if I make old movies a semi-regular feature of this LJ?

I'd like that. I've heard of El Cid, but never caught my eye. Luckily it seems to be on TCM a decent amount so I'll have to check it out.

[dangermousie]

It's wonderful.

Next movie post coming up: It :)