Luther (2003)
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 61
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 34
This cinematic treatment of Martin Luther's life is more dull than inspiring.
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 12
This cinematic treatment of Martin Luther's life is more dull than inspiring.
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The life of one of the controversial figures in the history of modern religion is brought to the screen in this historical biography. Born in 1483, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) was an intelligent and principled young man who was studying law in early 16th century Germany when a close brush with death led him to follow a spiritual path and join a Catholic monastery. Under the guidance of Johann von Staupitz (Bruno Ganz), Luther became a valued member of the monastery's hierarchy, and as a sign
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Cast
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Joseph Fiennes
Martin Luther -
Alfred Molina
Johann Tetzel -
Claire Cox
Katharina von Bora -
Peter Ustinov
Frederick the Wise -
Herb Andress
Gunter -
Mathieu Carriere
Cardinal Cajetan -
Bruno Ganz
Johann von Staupitz -
Marco Hofschneider
Brother Ulrick -
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Pope Leo X -
Jochen Horst
Carlstadt -
Lars Rudolph
Melanchthon -
Jonathan Firth
Girolamo Aleander -
Benjamin Sadler
Spalatin -
Jeff Caster
Matthew -
Torben Liebrecht
Charles V -
Maria Simon
Hanna -
Christopher Buchholz
Von der Eck -
Doris Prusova
Grete -
Anatole Taubman
Otto
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Luther is rarely presented as anything other than a preacher. He preaches even in casual conversation.
Top CriticAbout as swashbuckling as a history lesson gets.
A few too many amateurish techniques and oversimplified confrontations hold Luther back a notch or two from greatness, and stamp it instead as entertaining Lutheran cheerleading.
Shot on 100 locations in three countries and outfitted with impressive props, costumes, art direction and medieval streets, Luther makes up for what it lacks in vigorous storytelling with such production values.
Heady theological badminton, as vigorously thoughtful as it is piously historical.
Luther is a film that you know will end with one of those codas telling us what a profound life he led. But the movie itself just doesn't leave that kind of footprint.
even with apparent lack of objectivity, LUTHER proves to be more interesting and more accurate depiction of history than anything recently produced by Hollywood
Interessante por natureza (o tema é fascinante), o filme perde pontos pela frieza da narrativa e por simplificar idéias e alguns acontecimentos fundamentais na vida de Lutero.
It glosses over the brilliant monk's dark side and ignores his prejudices completely.
An effective history lesson, but not nearly riveting enough to be as entertaining as it is earnest.
An entertaining, well-crafted primer on one of the most important Christian leaders since Jesus Christ.
Luther is the textbook radical: he acts out what his contemporaries merely profess.
Both as a veteran movie reviewer and long-time Lutheran, I left the theater with the feeling that "Luther" is a good movie about a great man.
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- Martin Luther: Your Imperial Majesty and Your Lordships demand a simple answer. Here it is, plain and unvarnished. Unless I am convicted [convinced] of error by the testimony of Scripture or (since I put no trust in the unsupported authority of Pope or councils, since it is plain that they have often erred and often contradicted themselves) by manifest reasoning, I stand convicted [convinced] by the Scriptures to which I have appealed, and my conscience is taken captive by God's word, I cannot and will not recant anything, for to act against our conscience is neither safe for us, nor open to us. On this I take my stand. I can do no other. God help me.
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