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- 1992
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 34 m
- 1992
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 34 m
Summary Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: Rose Bosch
- 1992
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 34 m
- 1992
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 34 m
1492: Conquest of Paradise
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Summary Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: Rose Bosch
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
47
29% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
52% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
19% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Flawed, certainly, but by no means the horror-show its paltry box-office performance would suggest.
1492 is a pretty good movie, but it isn't as good as you might like. Part of the problem is Roselyne Bosch's script. The screenwriter (and co-producer) seems so determined to make a hero of Columbus that she can't resist giving him every virtue and virtuous motive available, and placing him in direct opposition to every bad guy or bad idea around, including decadent aristocrats, ignorant priests, and the Church and the Inquisition in general. [12 Oct 1992]
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One thrilling shot of land's discovery - so good it's reprised at the end - hints at what might have been. But despite production values that advertise a first-class journey, 1492 is a long haul in steerage. [09 Oct 1992, p.8D]
Given the current political climate, it's hard to see how any film about Christopher Columbus could make everybody happy, and indeed, Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise seems unlikely to leave too many ticket buyers smiling.
Both Scott and screenwriter Roselyne Bosch provide absorbing period detail. You learn about garrotings and massacres, Indian hairstyles and Spanish royal gowns. But this cinematic scrapbook of Columbian highlights is as beautiful as it is empty.
Although 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a classier failure than Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, the glum truth is that both are lost at sea. [09 Oct 1992, p.85]
A lumbering journey that conveys none of the joy or mystery of exploration. Star Gerard Depardieu's unintelligible line
readings and director Ridley Scott's murky mise-en-scene make it a hard film to hear and see, let alone like.
Production Company
Gaumont,
Légende Films,
France 2 Cinéma,
Due West,
Cyrkfilms,
Ministère de la Culture,
Spanish Ministry of Culture,
Percy Main
Release Date Oct 9, 1992
Duration 2 h 34 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Centuries before the exploration of space, there was another voyage into the unknown.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
British Society of Cinematographers
• 1 Nomination
