Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend Page #2

Synopsis: Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Year:
2011
88 min
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natural phenomenon, from childbirth

to earthquakes, to stormy seas,

to mountain peaks.

These gods weren't all seen as benign

and merciful, but as temperamental

and sometimes vindictive.

Offerings were made by those

seeking favour from the gods.

And it was through ritual ceremonies

that the priesthood sought

clarity on the gods' desires.

But in 1620 BC,

the Minoans' complex

belief system was

about to be blown apart by geological

forces beyond their understanding.

It's OK, Pinaruti.

One of the first signs that the

volcano was stirring would have been

hydrothermal explosions triggered

by superheated ground water.

You saw something.

What was it?

I don't know. I don't understand.

Try.

It was Yishharu.

He was in danger.

What kind of danger?

The sacrificial axe

was dripping in blood.

His blood.

Why would I see something like that?

Sometimes our visions

don't come from the gods,

but from our own fears.

This place is strange to you.

And perhaps you're

unsure of your husband.

Come.

We have a celebration

to prepare for.

We're here to welcome

my son's new wife, Pinaruti.

She's the daughter of my loyal

business companion, Piteri.

She is a Cretan,

but let's not hold that against her.

Ah,

good of you to join us, Yishharu.

Welcome.

Now, I've seen many

things in this world.

Dolphins in the Straits of Hazim.

I've chased dolphins

across the Straits of Hazim.

I've loaded my ships

with treasures from Egypt.

I've fought

pirates off the shores of Elias.

But none of it compares

to the magnificence of

this beautiful island.

But none of it, none it compares

to the magnificence of this island.

An island I like to believe I've

played a small part in making great.

Sorry I was late.

Without Cretan middlemen...

Did you make your offering?

Something happened at the sanctuary.

The ground cracked. There was

this fountain of boiling water.

I don't know where it came from.

It was as if the whole island was...

Was being torn apart.

At the bull leaping,

you said that the ground shook.

You should tell your father.

I had hoped that my only son

would follow in my wake

and take to the seas.

Until now he's

put his blood and sweat into bulls,

and temple priestesses.

Here's hoping that his wife

can make a better man of him.

He's drunk, let's go.

We can't. This is in our honour.

- You think this is for us?

My advice

to anyone who marries is this.

Enjoy every day,

because you never know when the gods

will decide to take away what

is most precious to you.

They've blessed you, Rusa.

You tell us that they want

us to do this, do that.

We do it because you say so.

But still they punish us.

- This is intolerable.

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Rhidian Brook

Rhidian Brook (born 1964) is a Welsh novelist, screenwriter and broadcaster. His first novel, The Testimony Of Taliesin Jones (HarperCollins) won three prizes, including the 1997 Somerset Maugham Award, and was made into a film of the same name starring Jonathan Pryce. His second novel, Jesus And The Adman (HarperCollins) was published in 1999. His third novel, The Aftermath, was published in April 2013 by Penguin UK, Knopf US and a further 18 publishers around the world. His short stories have been published by The Paris Review, Punch, The New Statesman, Time Out and others; and several were broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Short Story. His first commission for television - Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle - was broadcast in 2005 on BBC1 and starred Timothy Spall. He wrote for the BBC series Silent Witness between 2005-7, and the factual drama Atlantis for BBC1 in 2008. Africa United, his first feature film (Pathe), went on general release in the UK in October 2010. He is adapting The Aftermath as a feature for Scott Free and BBC Film. He has written articles for papers, including The Observer, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. In 2005, he presented Nailing The Cross, a documentary for BBC1. In 2006 he broadcast a series In The Blood for BBC World Service, recording his family’s journey through the AIDS pandemic. His book about that journey - More Than Eyes Can See - was published by Marion Boyars in 2007. He has been a regular contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day for more than twelve years.He lives with his wife and two children in London. more…

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