A medieval odyssey is a science fiction action film that features a boy from the 14th century with psychic powers. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, marshall napier, noel appleby, sarah pierse, bill. With the boy as their guide, a group set out to dig a. Vincent ward a group of medieval english villagers find themselves transported to 80s new zealand, in vincent wards startling fusion of period fantasy and timetravel science fiction. A medieval odyssey dvd and browse other dvd movies. A medieval odyssey tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment.
A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australiannew zealand coproduction, directed by vincent ward. A medieval odyssey 1988 first, once you can rate this movie. A medieval odyssey 1988 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Starring bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish gough, sarah peirse, and marshall napier. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
It won numerous new zealand and australian awards, including. A medieval odyssey presumably identical to their region b bluray released the same week looks fantastic with bold colors, strong image detail, and a thick coating of natural film grain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Desiring an explanation of a prophetic dream, the group of miners. In order to save people from the black death he leads them through tunnels. Pg directed by vincent ward in vincent wards 1988 film a group of fourteenthcentury villagers escaping the black death reach the presentday antipodes through a. A medieval odyssey successfully creates and sustains its own logic, framing the story in the linear form of an ancient legend, and never treating the bedazzled timetravellers in a. A medieval odyssey will be available on bluray july 24th from arrow video. Vincent wards metaphoric tale of sibling relations, aids and modern problems in general follows the quest of a group of medieval british villagers.
Griffins remote cumbrian mining village rejoices when his older brother, connor, returns from his travels, but their welcome darkens when he confirms rumors of the reach of a black death plaguing earth. A medieval odyssey, a film that would cement his position as one of the most exciting filmmaking talents to emerge during the eighties. With bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish gough, marshall napier. A medieval odyssey a young boy is afflicted by apocalyptic visions in medieval cumbria. A medieval odyssey you are looking for exciting, clever and harsh movies about with time travel, tunnel, plague, adventure, heroic mission, supernatural ability and follow your dream themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in australia or new zealand. Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer griffins vision from the feature film the navigator. A medieval odyssey as a high quality video download. Films that are unavailable to watch, or so expensive to buy that you simply cant. A medieval odyssey 1988 trying to escape the black plague in 48, english villagers dig a tunnel and end up in 20thcentury new. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, vincent ward. In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale.
A medieval odyssey 1988 starring bruce lyons and chris haywood on dvd and bluray. The navigator a medieval odyssey 1988 a lot of the films that have had an effect on me, were viewed late at night, alone, after my parents or partner had gone to bed, and normally on bbc 2. Mystical tale of a tiny 14thcentury english hamlet during the devastation of the black plague. One of the greatest fantasy films of the 1980s receives a beautiful transfer from arrow video, making it ripe for rediscovery. A medieval odyssey the navigator begins in 14th century england, where the dreaded black death is wiping out cities all over europe. During the period of the black death, hamish believes that he can rescue his fellow villagers by leading them into an abandoned mine. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. A medieval odyssey movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. A medieval odyssey 1988 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. A visionary boy leads five men from the 14th century into a 20th century city. Grim and beautifully shot, it showed all the visionary promise that ward unfortunately failed to follow up. His village has so far been spared from the black death, but the villagers fear its imminent arrival.
A bold fusion of history, myth, and futuristic fantasy, wards imaginitive medieval odyssey ravishes the eye, challenges the mind. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. A tantalizing meditation on faith, mystery, and imagination. Men seeking relief from the black death, guided by a boys vision. An odyssey across time, the navigator the navigator. A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australian new. Young griffin hamish mcfarlane has visions of a pilgrimage through the center of the earth. Believing he is divinely inspired to save his village. To play the downloadable video, you need quicktime 7. Thus begins new zealand director vincent wards 1988 the navigator. A medieval odyssey 1988 in the navigator there are many moments of intense beauty that branch off the films core fishoutof. A medieval odyssey available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Their only hope comes from an unlikely source griffin hamish mcfarlane, a boy who envisions salvation by journeying on a quest into another world.
The blacks run deep and, when combined with some of the films. In this movie, the view is treated to how the modern world would appear as heaven or even hell to a person from mediaeval times soley through the use of visuals. Bruce lyons, chris haywood, hamish mcfarlane, marshall napier, noel appleby, paul livingston, sarah pierse 1988, 92 minutes, directed by. A group of desperate villagers, led by the mystic visions of a young boy, set off to a remote cave where they hope theyll find. A medieval odyssey science fiction 1988 91 mins director. A medieval odyssey 1988, which utilises medieval blue and orange. A mediaeval odyssey is a sad, yet compelling story of timetravelers from the middle ages trying to save their small village from the black death. It utilises many of the visual techniques common to action or suspense films montages of short takes from differing viewpoints, foreshadowing using partial views of action and yet has a seriousness not usually to be found in. A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australiannew. Sometime in the middle ages, a group of men living in fear of the black. Timetravel adventure of the year in the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century new zealand.
As a phd student in medieval history, i usually approach films set in the middle ages with no small sense of trepidation. Men seeking relief from the black death, guided by a boys vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century england to 20th century new zealand. A medieval odyssey 1988 hamish mcfarlane nvgt 001p bkbtn8 from alamys library of millions of. A medieval odyssey creates its own logic, framing the story in the linear form of an ancient legend.
In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the black death are guided by a boys vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century new zealand. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The navigator is an ambitious time travel film set in both the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. When they reach that other side they find they have somehow time travelled and are now in the year 1988 in a big city in new zealand. Always remember dont trust the opinion of the navigator. A young boy in 14th century cumbria north of england keeps getting visions he cannot explain. The motley medieval crew somehow crosses over into a dark rainy bleak industrial modern world and struggles to put a spire on a church that the youthful navigator griffin has seen in a vision. The idea for the film originated when ward attempted to cross a german. A mediaeval odyssey the navigator dvd from amazons movies store. It is a visually stunning, wellwritten wellacted little film that manages to be both thoughtprovoking and entertaining. Wards sophomore feature is a haunting fantasy, in which a group of medieval peasants travel through time to 20th century new zealand in a desperate attempt to rid their village of the black death.