DramaRomance

Tristan & Isolde

- Fighting countries can still love...

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

Release Date : 2006-04-07

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : QI Quality International GmbH Co. KGEpsilon Motion PicturesFranchise PicturesScott Free ProductionsWorld 2000 EntertainmentStillking FilmsApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)MFF (Tristan & Isolde) Limited20th Century FoxMandate InternationalMazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy

Production Country : Czech RepublicGermanyIrelandSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Tristan + IsoldeTristan and Isolde

Cast

Character Name : Tristan

Original Name : James Franco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isolde

Original Name : Sophia Myles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marke

Original Name : Rufus Sewell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donnchadh

Original Name : David O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wictred

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melot

Original Name : Henry Cavill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bragnae

Original Name : Bronagh Gallagher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bodkin

Original Name : Ronan Vibert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edyth

Original Name : Lucy Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : JB Blanc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morholt

Original Name : Graham Mullins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Leo Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orick

Original Name : Dexter Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aragon

Original Name : Richard Dillane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kurseval

Original Name : Hans Martin Stier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kaye

Original Name : Thomas Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anwick

Original Name : Jamie Thomas King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rothgar

Original Name : Wolfgang Müller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Serafine

Original Name : Cheyenne Rushing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Marke

Original Name : Barbora Kodetová

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Isolde

Original Name : Isobel Moynihan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Tristan

Original Name : Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tournament Judge

Original Name : Gordon Truefitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Melot

Original Name : Myles Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Simon

Original Name : Jack Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luther

Original Name : Marek Vašut

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irish Soldier

Original Name : David Fisher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Aragon

Original Name : Bronwen Davies

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paddreggh

Original Name : Philip O'Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tournament Crier

Original Name : Nevan Finegan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coronation Priest

Original Name : Jón Ólafsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widseth

Original Name : Todd Kramer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widseth's Sister

Original Name : Winter Ave Zoli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pict Guard

Original Name : Miroslav Šimůnek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Funeral Priest

Original Name : Kevin Flood

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2025-05-22

**_One of the Best Medieval/British Isle flicks_** Remember the three such movies of 1995: "Braveheart," "Rob Roy" and "First Knight"? "Tristan + Isolde" is better than all of them or, at least, on par. It shares plot elements of "First Knight" with the king's trusted protégé playing around with his young wife, but "Tristan + Isolde" is just overall superior. James Franco plays the brooding Tristan, who has good reason to be sullen, except when he escapes into Isolde's arms in secret. Sophia Myles works well as the Irish princess, Isolde, who's given as a gift to the king of the Brits, Marke (Rufus Sewell). Also on hand is Marke's nephew, Melot (Henry Cavill), who's passed up by the king for Tristan; David O'Hara as the wicked Irish king, Donnchadh; and the ignoble Wictred (Mark Strong). These are all strong, memorable characters. Although there are some contrived plot elements, the story (based on the medieval romantic legend) is coherent and pretty compelling. Meanwhile the locations (Ireland) and cinematography are breathtaking. The score's good too. Yet this isn't just a film that's beautiful in appearance & sound, it's beautiful period, despite the brutal violence, bloodshed and betrayal. The general ambiance is similar to, say, "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992) and lacks the crude elements of "Rob Roy." Some complain that James Franco is too selfishly sullen as Tristan, but that's a big part of the story. Should he have played Tristan as elated that the one & only woman he's ever loved has become the king's wife, a gift from Ireland? The whole adulterous tangled web could have probably been avoided if either Tristan or Isolde simply told the truth about their relationship BEFORE Isolde married the king, but it's not always easy to do this, especially when you're so young and dumb. By "dumb" I don't mean stupid, but rather naive and lacking the life-skills that only come with age & experience. There's also a lot of good stuff to glean from the tragedy: Everyone wants someone to believe in them; never trust a proven scoundrel; humble confession, remorse & repentance; the natural desire for freedom and "true love," etc. Despite its early 2006 release date, it was shot over two years earlier in September-October, 2003. It runs 2 hours, 5 minutes, and was shot in west-central Ireland at Connemara, County Galway. Exterior shots were done in the Czech Republic at Pruhonice Park and Castle, Krivoklat and Prague. GRADE: A