1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 11
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This, the second of 1992's 500th anniversary Christopher Columbus films (the first being Warner Bros. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), adheres to the historical facts of Columbus's (Gerard Depardieu) possessed quest to discover the New World, and his solicitation of Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding. Despite travelogue-quality footage replete with beautiful scenery of Caribbean islands and a massive cast, this film tends to plod along with too predictable a
Oct 9, 1992 Wide
May 14, 2002
Paramount Home Video
Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Christopher Columbus -
Armand Assante
Sanchez -
Sigourney Weaver
Isabella of Spain -
Loren Dean
Older Fernando -
Michael Wincott
De Moxica -
Ángela Molina
Beatrix -
Fernando Rey
Friar Marchena -
Tcheky Karyo
Pinzon -
Kevin Dunn
Captain Mendez -
Frank Langella
Luis de Santangel -
Mark Margolis
Bobadilla -
Kario Salem
Arojaz -
Billy L. Sullivan
Fernando (Age 10) -
John Heffernan
Brother Buyl -
Arnold Vosloo
Guevara -
Steven Waddington
Bartolome -
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Giacomo -
Bercelio Moya
Utapan -
Juan Diego Botto
Diego -
Achero Mañas
Ship's Boy -
Isabel Prinz
Duenna -
Fernando Garcia Rimada
King Ferdinand -
Angela Rosal
Pinzon's Wife -
Jack Taylor
Vicuna -
Albert Vidal
Hernando de Talavera -
José Ferrer
Alonso -
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Here's a one-word review of 1492: hubris.
Top CriticAn uneven film and overlong, but not without some merit.
Not quite sure why this one tanked as badly as it did; I thought it was gorgeously realized, myself.
Over-ambitious but still utterly beautiful
Misses the mark by an entire continent.
This is one Columbus who should have stayed at home. A real loser.
Gorgeous to look at and frequently quite compelling ... but, obviously, not without some big gaping flaws.
The moments when it approaches greatness only make its shortcomings that much more transparent.
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There is nothing that much actually wrong with the screenplay by Rosalie Bosch and story's main character Christopher Columbus is certainly a very interesting historical person. He was a man with ambition and passion, who travelled fearlessly across the sea. Bosch's story is still a bit too large for it's own good and the film feels a bit too overlong in it's final third.
Biggest miscalculation here clearly is the decision of casting actor Gerard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus. He unfortunately does not have what it takes to carry a role like this. Depardieu feels oddly lost and sometimes he is struggling with his lines very badly. It is a shame that film which looks this good and has this much potential is weighed down so much by it's leading man.
There are still things to to praise here. Scott's vision is extremely well concieved when it comes to images. With cinematography by Adrian Biddle and music by Vangelis, Scott achieves to create outstanging and nearly surreal vision of Paradise that slowly turns into a hell on earth. When Scott finally arrives to his bloody and extremely gory climax, the whole film seems to turn into somekind of hallucinatory nightmare. These moments show the real strenght of Scott as a director. He definetly has ability to create great art with camera.
1492 is interesting film in Scott's filmography. It is possibly one of his most biggest and most ambitious projects that has reached screens and i myself think that it is greatly underrated. Anyone who are fond of historical epics will find a great journey here. This is adventure film with vision and more artistic sensibilities.