Destiny
1997 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,311 VOTES · DIR. Youssef Chahine
Overview
In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,407 lines
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00:02:00 Languedoc - 12th century
00:11:40 I'll lock you in a dungeon filled with books!
00:15:07 He's a naughty boy... a dirty little rascal.
00:20:59 and you'll make us masters of our destiny.
00:25:49 A true understanding of these texts
00:30:57 My horse kicked one of them in the face.
00:34:41 Think hard.
00:39:30 The Emir had a vision of you ruling over Andalusia
00:43:16 Is our house so terrible?
00:47:15 You have a pretty face.
00:50:44 Because I'm pregnant.
00:57:29 My "Aristotle"... I can't believe it.
01:00:43 The two of you were so close.
01:04:42 I'll put aside a jar of dates for you.
01:10:28 It won't be easy to get in there.
01:20:16 "They'll suffer shame in this world and a mighty chastisement in the next."
01:24:25 Bon appetit!
01:34:15 You're too old to whine: "Mother hit me, Father neglected me
01:40:56 Saving this one book was worth all the risks.
01:45:32 - You agree? - I agree if the decision is yours
01:49:32 Your friend Averroes warned you.
01:53:41 and that they be banished.
02:00:03 Those you wish to please by burning his books.
02:09:23 Subtitles: Andrew Litvack