Mixed: 7. Rob returns with Rebecca, as his wife, to London and establishes a hospital. In 11th-century England, travelling barber surgeons attempted to supply medical care to the ordinary population, often at the risk of the Church persecuting them for witchcraft. The orphan Rob is alone and he follows a traveling barber-surgeon that teaches him how to cure the needy. Peter Debruge praised the film for being "a hearty historical epic that pits intellectual progress against the stifling influence of world religions". Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. Alice is waiting to be introduced at UCLA as a guest speaker in a Linguistics class. After the Shah refuses a peace treaty with the Seljuks, the Seljuks send a man infected with the Black Death to deliberately infect the city. Rob Cole decides to learn medicine with the famous Ibn Sina in the distant Persia. The Barber then asks the boy to take him to see his old pupil as the film ends. The Physician narrates the story of a wealthy knight, Virginius, who has a daughter so beautiful that, it is said, not even Pygmalian could create a one like her. Rob learns to perform a medical history and medical examination including pulse diagnosis, the leech treatment, the use of opium, including the analgesic effect, and surgical procedures. The caravan experiences a sandstorm, so Rob almost dies. Only by Rob's discovery and rapid application of basic hygienic principles, the plague is overcome. In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians. He speaks with two children, Jesse and Benjamin. 26 of 37 people found this review helpful. As a Zoroastrian dies of side sickness, Rob learns from him that Zoroastrianism does not prohibit an adherent from undergoing autopsy after death. The film premiered on 25 December 2013 in German theaters. Director Philipp Stölzl adapts author Noah Gordon's novel about an 11th Century orphan who devotes his life to conquering death after his mother perishes when he is just a child, leaving him to fend for himself in an English mining town. There’s a soap opera-style forbidden love with a Jewish girl (Emma Rigby ) promised to an older man, a hint of the supernatural (Rob can feel a patient’s impending death) and an outbreak of plague which tests the physician, his students and the dying city they are all quarantined in. The Physician is a solid enough film, with all actors providing decent performances, although nothing that will stick in the mind once the credits stop rolling. Only by Rob's discovery and rapid application of basic hygienic principles, the plague is overcome. The film, co-written and directed by Philipp Stölzl, focuses on an orphan from an 11th-century English town whose mother died of side sickness. This mini-series length movie is built on an old fashioned framework. We open the story in England in 1021 A.D. as a young Robert Cole, played by Tom Payne ( Waterloo Road , Luck ) watches helplessly as his mother succumbs to “side sickness” a.k.a., appendicitis. Robert Cole has an extraordinary gift, where he can sense when someone left untreated has a terminal illness. It lasts for only a few seconds. What is it’s future? Before beginning the surgery, Rob arranges for Rebecca to be rescued from her impending execution. Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. The Barber is all about sales pitches, tooth pulling and cauterized amputations. View production, box office, & company info. After the Shah refuses a peace treaty with the Seljuks, the Seljuks send a man infected with the Black Death to deliberately infect the city. Visually the film is very impressive and gives a great sense of time and place, and the fundamental premise is interesting, but the film is let down by the script’s inaccuracies. There’s a soap opera-style forbidden love with a Jewish girl (Emma Rigby ) promised to an older man, a hint of the supernatural (Rob can feel a patient’s impending death) and an outbreak of plague which tests the physician, his students and the dying city they are all quarantined in. The young orphan joins an itinerant barber-surgeon who calls himself Barber. Stop harping on political,social injustice, and religious inconsistencies and just enjoy the MOVIE. He notices this for the first time when he feels it as a little boy when his sick mother is dying of side sickness, a disease of which he was unaware. He learns that medicine is only truly taught by the great Ibn Sina (or Avicenna) in far off Persia. “Remember boy, the more painful the treatment, the more they respect the Barber!” Peter Debruge praised the film for being "a hearty historical epic that pits intellectual progress against the stifling influence of world religions". In 11th-century England, travelling barber surgeons attempted to supply medical care to the ordinary population, often at the risk of the Church persecuting them for witchcraft. Mullah soldiers then arrive to attack the hospital. Even as an apprentice Rob recognizes the limitations of these simple practices. Informed film criticism, against the grain –since 1984. Along his one-year journey, Rob makes a circumcision on himself and changes his name to Jesse Ben Benjamin, posing of Jewish to be accepted by Ibn Sina's school in Isfahan. A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack. A woman's breast are exposed and touched by a doctor. May 9, 2014 November 13, 2016. During the Islamic Golden Age, the medicine in the medieval Islamic world is far more advanced than in Europe. In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians. I enjoyed al 700 pages of Physician and am very eager to see the film. Get your short film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. [6][8] Although, the environment and costume design were approved,[7] the historical inaccuracies were observed negatively. So all consuming was his dream, that he made the perilous, unheard-of journey to Persia, to its Arab universities where he would undertake a transformation that would shape his destiny forever. Rob renounces his religion and sets off for Persia, taking care of that little matter of circumcision along the way. “The Physician,” based on a Noah Gordon novel, fits neatly within this historical fiction tradition. Get your screenplay showcased at the Writing Festival. The medical knowledge of Greek physicians like Hippocrates and Galen had been lost to the medicine of medieval Europe. But it is his supporting cast that lends gravitas to “The Physician.” Kingsley gives Sina the solemnity you’d expect, and an urgency that his decades have taught him to keep from his master, the Shah (Olivier Martinez), a vain ruler capable of glimmers of understanding mixed with ruthless cruelty. Further he falls in love with Rebecca that is traveling to Isfahan in the same caravan to get married in a marriage of convenience. There were no doctors or surgeons, none outside of the royal courts, anyway. Rob returns with Rebecca, as his wife, to London and establishes a hospital. When the mullahs betray the Shah Ala ad-Daula to the Seljuk, the lives of Ibn Sina, Jesse and their friends are deeply affected. Summary: In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians. A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. Don't cross Mel Gibson as..."Fatman", Netflixable? Gordon has written an adventurous and inspiring tale of a quest for medical knowledge pursued in a violent world full of superstition and prejudice. Rob is told Christians are forbidden to enter Muslim lands while Jews are tolerated. The young orphan joins an itinerant barber-surgeon who calls himself Barber. Written by Despite the ban on Christian students, Rob goes there, disguising himself as a Jew to gain admission. Literary Guild alternate. When Barber suffers from a cataract, Rob consults a Medicus for him. The caravan experiences a sandstorm, so Rob almost dies. So he decides to train there to become a physician. Critics for the movie were overall positive for its visuals and interesting subjects while it is criticized for its historical inaccuracies and simplistic romanticism. [3] The film, co-written and directed by Philipp Stölzl, focuses on an orphan from an 11th-century English town whose mother died of side sickness. Anyone who has ever been through the medical system - even with the very best of treatment - will identify with this film. Positive: 12. There, Rob sees for the first time a world map, and learns of the famous Ibn Sina, who teaches medicine in distant Kakuyid Persia. Barber teaches him the basics of medieval medicine, with services such as cupping therapy, bloodletting, and dental extraction. He speaks with two children, Jesse and Benjamin. User Reviews. A priest on the run (“The Reckoning”) falls in with a troupe of actors and helps condemn a murderous lord. Director Philipp Stölzl adapts author Noah Gordon's novel about an 11th Century orphan who devotes his life to conquering death after his mother perishes when he is just a child, leaving him to fend for himself in an English mining town. I did not watch this for historical value. The costumes of Muslims, Jews and Gentiles are so realistic as to make us feel the scratchy fabrics and smell the unwashed, unchanged leather accessories. Though apprenticed to an itinerant barber surgeon, it is the dazzling surgery of a Jewish physician trained by the legendary Persian physician Avicenna that inspires him to accept his gift and to commit his life to healing by studying at Avicenna's school. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent. Though the road to enlightenment is a difficult one, the young boy forms many human connections that instill him with the fortitude to pursue his ambitious goal. | This was a good movie! [6][8] Although, the environment and costume design were approved,[7] the historical inaccuracies were observed negatively. The old Barber, Cole's first teacher, learns from a little boy about his former pupil's return and fame.
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