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Philipp StölzlKamera:
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Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Catherine Rigby, Ben Kingsley, Elyas M'Barek, Fahri Yardim, Makram Khoury, Michael Marcus (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Folge 1. England im 11. Jahrhundert: Eine mysteriöse Krankheit rafft die Mutter des neunjährigen Rob Cole dahin. Für seinen Lebensunterhalt muss der Bub fortan selbst sorgen. Aus dem Impuls heraus, die Geheimnisse des menschlichen Körpers zu ergründen, schließt er sich einem fahrenden Wanderheiler an. Doch die medizinische Expertise des Baders beruht auf Halbwissen, während Rob bald erfährt, dass im fernen Persien weitaus fortgeschrittenere Heilkünste praktiziert werden. Unbeirrt nimmt er trickreich zahllose Opfer in Kauf, um Unterricht beim "Arzt aller Ärzte", dem Universalgelehrten Ibn Sina, zu erhalten.
Folge 2. Im Kreis von Ibn Sinas Schülern sticht Rob alsbald als außerordentlich begabt heraus. Allein durch Handauflegen erkennt der angehende Mediziner, wer bereits dem Tod geweiht ist. Bahnbrechende Entdeckungen, die Rob im Zuge heimlicher Obduktionen macht, retten sogar dem Schah das Leben. Doch der junge Meisterschüler hat damit eine gefährliche Grenze überschritten. Mehr und mehr gewinnen in seiner Wahlheimat fortschrittsfeindliche muslimische Prediger die Oberhand, in deren Augen sich jeder, der die Totenruhe stört, schwer gegen Gott versündigt.
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The Physician is a film that I will not be able to get out of my head for a long time. I ignored the film for four years, but after watching it today I feel like slapping myself, as I really didn't expect such a historical fairy tale orgasm. The harsh 11th century setting where there is only filth, thievery, disease and poverty everywhere is indeed highly believable. The likable Tom Payne has a desire to be educated in medicine and cure sick people, so he travels to Persia, where they are scientifically and technologically far ahead of Europe (it's a wonder they could operate on eyes in the 11th century). The film is incredibly informative and gripping from the first second, it has some very powerful scenes, like black death arriving in a city, Stellan Skarsgård's brutal healing methods, the first operation, (i.e. a glimpse into the human body for the first time ever), and the nerve-wracking finale. An incredibly beautiful, emotional, brutal and enlightening film. Quite possibly the best historical film I've ever seen. 100%
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Director Stölzl probably enjoys watching American epic fantasy films and fulfilled his dream of shooting something in their spirit. I don't consider his film a serious historical drama, and I would tear it to pieces. However, as a lavishly made fairy tale, where individual shots can be used as computer wallpaper or framed on a wall, it works decently. Yes, it is shallow, designed to appeal to the widest possible audience, it is colorful, romantic, and suspenseful, but also full of the most cliché and predictable elements. I don't have a big problem with the film, but it won't get an overall impression from me of more than 55%.
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A good film that doesn't necessarily captivate with its storyline, although there are interesting moments, but rather with what unfolds beneath the surface and gradually emerges. The struggle between science and religion may be more intriguing than the life of the main protagonist, although he occasionally steals the spotlight. Spectacular, emotional, and human, yet it didn't take my breath away.
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A beautiful but at times hardly believable story. One imagines the 11th century as a really medieval time and not a place where they shoot firecrackers all the time. Sure, I understand that China had been quite progressive in this respect, and I admit that I am not a historian enough to judge how much of this story was true. However, what I can judge is the knowledge of English throughout the whole European continent, reaching all the way to the far Middle East. That was really quite off. However, when I move past all these trivialities which could make this film unlikeable for me, I have to say that considering how few movies about this time are being created, the creators of The Physician did a better job than I would’ve expected. Overall, the Germans keep surprising me with these historical dramas. Pope Joan or Perfume: The Story of a Murderer only prove that their filmography has taken a huge step forward. For almost three hours, I enjoyed an absolutely beautiful story with first-class actors. Tom Payne was absolutely great. Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård and Olivier Martinez were even absolutely divine. The atmosphere was actually pretty amazing too. What else can I say? If not for some historical inaccuracies and a few unnecessarily stretched scenes, I would have given it the full number of stars. This way it is a very decent four-star rating. And I believe that I will definitely watch such a great story again someday.
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