In 391 AD, Alexandria is part of the Roman Empire, and Greek philosopher Hypatia is a teacher at the Platonic school, where future leaders are educated. Hypatia is the … See more

Agora premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, but the film was initially unable to find a domestic distributor due to its large budget and length. … See more

Critical response
A visually imposing, high-minded epic that ambitiously puts one of the pivotal moments in Western history onscreen for the first time.— Todd McCarthy, Variety
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• Rachel Weisz as Hypatia of Alexandria. Weisz was already a fan of Amenábar's work when she received the script, and was very interested … See more

Development
It's a movie that challenges the audience in terms of reasoning and trying to get into the story. I kept saying the movie is about astronomy and I wanted to express concepts that we study in school—science, … See more

The Cambridge History of Science has described the film as "spectacularly anachronistic", singling out the film's portrayal of … See more

• Hypatia – an 1853 novel by Charles Kingsley
• Serapeum of Alexandria
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