News, January '04
'The Kingdom of Heaven' comes to Spain
12 January. Ridley Scott, cinema director, is making in Loarre castle, Aragón a film by the name of 'The kingdom of heaven', a love story set in the 12th century, starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green y David Thewlis
The objective is to romaniticise the good relationships between christians, muslims and jews at the time- filming will also take place in other Spanish and Moroccan settings, such as Avila, Segovia, Seville and Córdoba. Loarre castle is recognised as the best preserved in Europe and as such was selected for the majority of the shooting. See its site: http://www.castillodeloarre.com/ or http://www.reinodelosmallos.com/ingles/asp/monumentos_detalle.asp?cod=16
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