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From: Remi Category: Films Date: 20 September 2008 Time: 02:37 PM Review: First heard about the novel of the same name, written in French by the Pole Count Potocki, then saw there was a movie version. Wish I had read the novel all the way through as it was relatively hard to make sense of the plot. Not that it bothered me. I prefer character-driven films. The main character was a Spanish nobleman who is in Granada who meets Moorish princesses that he can marry provided he converts to Islam. They are, in fact, distantly related. This sets off a series of stories- within-stories, like in the Decameron or the Arabian Nights. Usually to do with winning a woman's heart or being brave, at least with some sort of moral lesson. The best bit for me was hearing the Polish language; I'm a slavonicphile. Then falling asleep while trying to watch the film over a 10 day period. I recommend this film to those with a romantic inclination and a love of the fantastic.