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Lope: The Outlaw

Lope: The Outlaw

5,3 /10 (35 Votes)
2010 ES 106 min

Overview

A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of Theater in the 16th century. Lope returns home from war and enters the theater world when a producer's beautiful daughter takes a shine to him. They embark on a passionate affair as his plays begin to win popular acclaim.

Release date

03/09/2010

Votes

35

Popularity

0.9

Outcast and outnumbered

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Lope

Language

ES

Runtime

106 min

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Andres Gomez

2012-12-07

⭐ 5.5

Lope is a movie with a great cast and ambience placed in the golden age of the Spanish literature. However, it commits two important mistakes that share with another great production like "Alatriste". First, the story modifies substantiatly the real biography of the main character, trying to make the plot easier while mixing several episodes of his life. It doesn't work. Second, the main character is performed by an Argentinian actor that doesn't speak a standard Spanish from Spain, in contrast with the rest of the cast. That makes the most important part of the film not credible. …

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