Alatriste Brief Review

Alatriste Brief Review: 

Thank you to Pilar Massaguer for sending me a DVD of Viggo’s Alatriste movie.  I recognized scenes that were in the first two books so I was able to follow a bit of what was going on because the movie is in Spanish.  The movie does a great job of showing you the past and present life of Alatriste.  Viggo does a good job and you can appreciate how he has varied his roles.  A genuine scene is when he visits his “diseased” mistress.  Overall, the movie has a beautiful look to it.  Also, after my walking tour of Barcelona in 2006, thanks to Pilar, I’m able to feel some of the alley walking scenes in the movie.  I’m able to feel how the architecture shows Spain’s power and downfall as shown in the movie’s last scene.

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