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Luther

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In the 16th century, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) becomes a monk and later challenges the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

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This cinematic treatment of Martin Luther's life is more dull than inspiring.

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Susan Walker Toronto Star 10/22/2004
3/5
Luther is rarely presented as anything other than a preacher. He preaches even in casual conversation. Go to Full Review
Leah McLaren Globe and Mail 10/22/2004
2.5/4
About as swashbuckling as a history lesson gets. Go to Full Review
Michael Booth Denver Post 11/21/2003
2/4
A few too many amateurish techniques and oversimplified confrontations hold Luther back a notch or two from greatness, and stamp it instead as entertaining Lutheran cheerleading. Go to Full Review
Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews 07/01/2005
5/10
even with apparent lack of objectivity, LUTHER proves to be more interesting and more accurate depiction of history than anything recently produced by Hollywood Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 04/25/2005
4/5
Interessante por natureza (o tema fascinante), o filme perde pontos pela frieza da narrativa e por simplificar idias e alguns acontecimentos fundamentais na vida de Lutero. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/03/2004
C
It glosses over the brilliant monk's dark side and ignores his prejudices completely. Go to Full Review
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Rosana B Dec 24 Um lindo filme inspirador, Lutero realmente tinha uma alma santa e evoluída, e revolucionou a fé Cristã, precisamos urgente de um outro Lutero para fazermos uma nova reforma acerca da corrupção e poder arbitrário que as igrejas hoje exercem sobre a população, principalmente as classes mais pobres, vendendo falsas ideias, como os antigos vendiam falsas indulgencias… A produção não é tão brilhante e iluminada quanto poderia, mas retrata com esforço e simplicidade a realidade dos fatos… Muito bom. See more Daniel J @TexasJohnson 07/24/2023 Simple & enjoyable. A reasonable treatment of the subject matter, all things considered. If you are even considering this type of movie to begin with, then you will probably enjoy it. See more 01/25/2021 A great look at the life of the man who we credit for kickstarting the Protestant Reformation. The movie follows Luther from his entry into the monastery until 1530--the Augsburg Confession. It takes a historically accurate, yet entertaining look at his life. It puts in all the main figures around Luther, such as Prince Frederick, Charles V, Johann von Staupitz, Melanchthon, Spalatin, and Karlstadt, all without overwhelming the viewer. It captures a good amount of Luther's theology and the main quarrel with Rome--indulgences. It leaves out the messier parts of his story, which would be too much to put into the movie anyway. While it does have to telescope many of the events of his life and the evolution of thought, it helps you understand what was happening and his thought process. The only quibble I would have with this movie was the casting of Joseph Fiennes for Luther. Not that Fiennes is a bad actor, rather, that he doesn't play him angrily enough. Luther had a notoriously bad temper. Other than that, this is one of my favorite movies. See more 04/18/2020 While it takes some minor historical liberties to keep the narrative flowing, it is an excellent film biography Martin Luther. See more 05/01/2019 reallyreally bad cuz this is related to skool project See more 02/06/2019 I loved the t-pose and the attention to detail, and the superb hairstyles. The beginning was the best, he doesn't get kiiled. He survived like most gods do. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the 16th century, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) becomes a monk and later challenges the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Director
Eric Till
Producer
Brigitte Rochow, Christian P. Stehr, Alexander Thies
Screenwriter
Camille Thomasson, Bart Gavigan
Production Co
Neue Filmproduktion TV, Eikon Film
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2003, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround
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