> From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >Even got made into a 2006 movie starring Viggo Mortensen, which actually had >him speaking in spanish that was closer to 17th century spanish - he >apparently grew up in Argentina, where of course the spanish followed an >evolutionary path sort of like quebecois french, diverging around the 16th and >17th century from regular (Castilian?) spanish. >
There's a movie about Alatriste?! How did I miss this! Thanks, Suresh! Speaking of movies, and continuing the grand silk-list tradition of thread drift, I want to add a movie recommendation for "Rurouni Kenshin", which is a live action adaptation of a favourite manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, about a wandering swordsman - the eponymous 'Rurouni' of the title- set in the Bakumatsu/Meiji period. I watched the movie twice last weekend (DVD from YesAsia.com) and enjoyed every minute. As of now, only the Japanese DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, so no subtitles yet, but I'm sure the international version will be out in a couple of months. One doesn't need to have read the manga to follow or enjoy the story, but it's also a great adaptation for fans. cheers Divya
