Lines of Wellington

2012

2 hr. 31 min.

Drama

War

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An Anglo-Portuguese army led by Gen. Wellington retreats to the fortified lines of Torres Vendras after a battle with Napoleon Bonaparte's army in 1810.

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Terrible. Boring. Lack of story and lack of character development. Dull and slow. Malkovich only has small pointless scenes.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Enormous in scope; star driven (Malkovich, Deneuve, Huppert) but plays like a medocre play on screen

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Visually beautiful, but soporific from start to finish

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Boring and way too long!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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When the elderly Portuguese director Raul Ruiz died in 2011 he left behind plans for the follow-up to his successful historical epic, Mysteries of Lisbon. His widow Valeria Sarmiento has brought Ruiz's plans to the screen in this hugely ambitious Napoleonic war tale. Like Mysteries, it weaves together numerous strands and characters to recount the long retreat of the Anglo-Portuguese forces in the face of a massive French invasion in 1810-11 - a retreat to the titular Lines of Wellington, the (hopefully) impregnable English defences around Lisbon. Sarmiento has produced a remarkably adept war story, that does not shy away from the gruesome aspects of bitter conflict, particularly for the ordinary folk caught up in the devastation. Some of the characterisation is perhaps a little too melodramatic, and perhaps some of the acting is a little stilted due to the multi-lingual cast, but the film cannot be faulted for the scale of its ambition, and the attention to detail in its production values.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Quite boring and way too long. Still manages to be interesting at times.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Valéria Sarmiento

Director

Nuno Lopes

Sargento Francisco Xavier

Soraia Chaves

Martírio

Marisa Paredes

D. Filipa Sanches

John Malkovich

General Wellington

Carloto Cotta

Tenente Pedro de Alencar

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Jaime N. Christley

Slant Magazine

It's an odd experience, a Ruiz film (if it deserves to be called that) devoid of dreamy mystery, reduced to a mere handsome historical epic, albeit capably mounted by Portuguese producer extraordinaire Paulo Branco.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 27, 2012

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

A film to admire, with moments here and there to fully embrace

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 3, 2012

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Synopsis

An Anglo-Portuguese army led by Gen. Wellington retreats to the fortified lines of Torres Vendras after a battle with Napoleon Bonaparte's army in 1810.

Director: Valéria Sarmiento
Screenwriter: Carlos Saboga
Production Co: Alfama Films, France 3 Cinéma, Clap Filmes
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016

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