11-04-2016, 10:17 PM
Category: Classics of the IDU
Title: The Society of the Red Rose
Languages: Old Laeralian
Background Info: The last work of the Laeralian director Pierre Rundsen, this four-hour long black-and-white epic was intended to be the first in a trilogy known as the Cycle of the Rose. However, Rundsen died during planning for the sequel, which was never made. Rundsen based the movie off of the Laeralian novel of the same name, which was itself loosely based on the collection of folktales known as The Red Rose Society. This movie was released in black-and-white and Old Laeralian; the version shown at the festival has been remastered and painstakingly recolored, although the dialogue is the same.
Major Actors:
Edith Rutherford as Freia d'Lythander
Jean-Paul Duchamps as The Courtier
Gareth Trudeau as Arrin d'Siryl
Catherine Fey as Ceris d'Charnell
Royce Marcus as Daeros Vargil
Synopsis: It is Laeral's Feuding Period, where powerful noble houses vie for supremacy. Freia d'Lythander is being groomed to become a leader of her house, House Lythander, also known as the House of the Red Rose. However, the border with High Fells is becoming unstableas Fellsian raiding parties slip through the border to plunder. One day, the closest person that Freia has to a friend, Arrin d'Siryl, is attacked by Fellsian raiders, but saved by a dashing swordsman known only as The Courtier, who escorts Arrin home. There, he meets Freia, and while waiting to warn the King about the Fellsian military buildup, Freia begins to develop an attraction to him. However, the Fellsians launch a surprise attack, overwhelming the Laeralian forces and killing the King. The three of them must go into hiding while formenting resistance, and form a resistance group known as the Red Rose Society, after Freia's title/accolade, Countess of the Red Rose. The rest pf the movie follow their journey and missions to combat the Fellsian occupation, culminating in a massive recreation of the Battle of Courvin, with over 7000 extras. Forces of the Red Rose defeat the Fellsians, which is the first victory of what is now a war. The credits roll. The director intended to reveal the Courtier's identity in the next movie, but never got around to making it. Today, it is regarded as a great Laeralian masterpiece.
Title: The Society of the Red Rose
Languages: Old Laeralian
Background Info: The last work of the Laeralian director Pierre Rundsen, this four-hour long black-and-white epic was intended to be the first in a trilogy known as the Cycle of the Rose. However, Rundsen died during planning for the sequel, which was never made. Rundsen based the movie off of the Laeralian novel of the same name, which was itself loosely based on the collection of folktales known as The Red Rose Society. This movie was released in black-and-white and Old Laeralian; the version shown at the festival has been remastered and painstakingly recolored, although the dialogue is the same.
Major Actors:
Edith Rutherford as Freia d'Lythander
Jean-Paul Duchamps as The Courtier
Gareth Trudeau as Arrin d'Siryl
Catherine Fey as Ceris d'Charnell
Royce Marcus as Daeros Vargil
Synopsis: It is Laeral's Feuding Period, where powerful noble houses vie for supremacy. Freia d'Lythander is being groomed to become a leader of her house, House Lythander, also known as the House of the Red Rose. However, the border with High Fells is becoming unstableas Fellsian raiding parties slip through the border to plunder. One day, the closest person that Freia has to a friend, Arrin d'Siryl, is attacked by Fellsian raiders, but saved by a dashing swordsman known only as The Courtier, who escorts Arrin home. There, he meets Freia, and while waiting to warn the King about the Fellsian military buildup, Freia begins to develop an attraction to him. However, the Fellsians launch a surprise attack, overwhelming the Laeralian forces and killing the King. The three of them must go into hiding while formenting resistance, and form a resistance group known as the Red Rose Society, after Freia's title/accolade, Countess of the Red Rose. The rest pf the movie follow their journey and missions to combat the Fellsian occupation, culminating in a massive recreation of the Battle of Courvin, with over 7000 extras. Forces of the Red Rose defeat the Fellsians, which is the first victory of what is now a war. The credits roll. The director intended to reveal the Courtier's identity in the next movie, but never got around to making it. Today, it is regarded as a great Laeralian masterpiece.