1 – EXT. SYRYA – NIGHT
We see the pious and leader Godfrey of Bouillon (French, 36),
tall, brown haired and robust, sitting by a fire in a crusader
military camp, it’s winter. The period is a fictional crusade
of the nobles, at the end of the 10 th century. The crusader camp
is on a hill, we see the Portuguese Knight Alfredo (30), riding
on horse, jumping on rocks in the Syrian river and climbing the
hill, he heads towards Godfrey, who looks reflexive and sad.
Alfredo gets off his horse.
ALFREDO
Excuse me, Captain Godfrey, good evening.
GODFREY
Good evening, my dear Alfredo, I am waiting
The end of winter.
ALFREDO
Commander, although you were unable
To free Jerusalem in the last six years, our conquests in
Greece and Trachian, show the value of your leadership, the
expedition command wrote to his holiness the Pope
And you were appointed commander in chief of the
Expedition to retake Jerusalem for the Christians and expel
The wicked pagans who desecrate the Holy Land.
GODFREY
If the Pope has blessed me to lead the battle
To retake Jerusalem, and immense honor has been bestowed on
me, my friend, I am surprised, for I did not think I would be
nominated, for in vain I have been thinking how to take
Jerusalem and no brilliant plan has come to my mind.
ALFREDO
Alone, you couldn’t think of how to defeat the Muslims,
But with God, perhaps now, he will illuminate your paths.
GODFREY
A deception brings a new vigor,
I will fast and pray, for Lord to strengthen me.
2 - EXT. SYRIA – DAWN
Godfrey sleeps in his camp, we see the sun dawning on the Syrian
horizon, the angel Gabriel appears where the campfire was, now
extinguished from the camp, Gabriel says:
GABRIEL
Godfrey, it's Gabriel, has had enough rest.
Godfrey wakes up with a start, surprised, he kneels before the
angel:
GODFREY
Holy angel, what do I owe the honor of this visit?
GABRIEL
God says to you: hurry, the Lord listen the cry
of Christians enslaved in Jerusalem, needs
free the city from this oppression, for Jews and Christians.
GODFREY
Not being able to free the city until now, why does the Lord
choose me?
GABRIEL
You may not believe in yourself, but God sees value in you.
Gather all the nobles who came with you for this expedition,
they will follow your lead.
GODFREY
Yes, angel.
GABRIEL
Much hope your bright triumph must you know possess,
You will remedy the errors caused by God's faith.
TROOPS MONTAGE: We see coming for Syria, one thousand Frankish
soldiers, led by Prince Clotharius (26), captain of great fame,
that look modest despite this, in strong arms clad. From the
region that is present-day Lebanon, marching. Then, arriving in
Syria, crossing the Lebanese River, troops from Normandy, led
by Prince Robert (33), two Bishops (elderly), two good shepherds
from the Saint Church, pious accompanies the thousand men.
Then come the French counts, with their troops of five hundred
men each: Baldwin (34) is the count who leads them and Count
Guelfo (35) of the house of Guelfo. The British squadron was
leader by Prince William (25), youngest children of King of
England, they have archers, two thousand men coming for Syria.
Two hundred Greek soldiers, leadership by Prince Tatin (29), and
the captain of volunteers, German man, Dudón of Gotz (38), in
this troops is Godfrey brother, Eustace (28) and another famous
warrior nobles. The Italian princes, Tancred and Rinaldo,
handsome young men of 23 and 25 years each, come next, with
troops of five hundred men each. They are spirited, strong,
kind, and the best knights in Godfrey's troops.
All the troops gather on the Syrian mountain to hear Godfrey's
speech, who is at the top of the hill, when they are all
gathered, Godfrey says with authority:
GODFREY
God chose me, to led his warriors
In this battle. We left our dear families,
Not for conquest lands in East or for hope of fame, but the
crowning purpose of our thoughts has been to conquer Sion’s
noble walls, and thus redeem the Christians from evil of so
displeaning, harsh and servitude.
By founding a new realm in Palestine, where piety may have
Its tranquil home, and no one good pilgrim may deter from
praying in Holy Sepulcher.
BALDWIN
Milord, we still do not agree on the distribution of lands in
the East, especially after our victories in Greece and the
conquest of Constantinople from the infidels.
RINALDO
Let's leave disputes over more land aside, Baldwin, let's
comply our original purpose and commitment before God.
Long live the holy church! Live Godfrey!
CRUSADERS (TOGETHER)
Long Live the Holy Church!
Live Godfrey!
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Horizon of Jerusalem at 10 th century, the screen gets dark and
the title of movie appear.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
2 -
The Gathering Storm
3 - INT. JERUSALEM – MORNING
King of a kingdom in dread, it is Aladine, Pagan King who is
forty years old, he is cruel, short and strong, who is in his
throne room with paper, examining his alliances with other
Muslims, he is interrupted by a young messenger who enters in
the room. The messenger kneels:
ALADINE
Get up, and tell me what news do you bring?
MESSENGER
King Aladine, the Christians plan
to take over the holy city.
The king stands up angrily:
ALADINE
Damn Christians, we need to guarantee the support or
neutrality of the King of Egypt, I will demand support from
the Persians and other neighbors who follow Allah, I will also
double taxes for Christians and Jews in Jerusalem. Notify the
troop leaders to prepare the city for the attack.
MESSENGER
Yes, your majesty;
4 - EXT. JERUSALEM – AFTERNOON
The beautiful and courageous Muslim princess, Clorinda (25,
Caucasian women born for African parents), hears the Muslims
ring the city alarm (oliphant) and the troops begin to move
(thousand heavily armed). Clorinda uses finely forged weapons
and armor, exotic in shape (also from the point of view of the
inhabitants of Jerusalem), and wears a helmet with a large silver
crest in the shape of a tiger, her symbol in battle; Over his
armor he wears a cloak of snow, woven with silver.
She is a warrior, the Muslim captain (30) goes towards her, who
is on the city walls:
MUSLIM CAPTAIN
Good afternoon, Clorinda, King Aladine wants you to serve in
Sacaren's troops, for your military skills.
CLORINDA
Good day, I will participate in the battle that coming, may
God have mercy on our souls, so given to earthly things
instead of heaven.
5 - EXT. DEAD SEA – MORNING
The Crusader troops cross the Dead Sea, when they organize
themselves to capture Jerusalem, the Muslim troops (thousands
of men) march towards them and a great battle begins. The
spearmen are at the front of both armies, and are the ones who
receive the most damage, the English archers attack the Muslim
archers, they are protected by the knights who are in the middle.
The skilled Italian knights, Tancred and Rinaldo, kill two
Muslim knights each.
Dressed as a knight, Clorinda fights with the Saracen knights
against the French knights of the counts, of which the groups
have long-standing rivalries, she looks more a beast then a
woman for the men. She has like company, the strong and proud
Argante (27), that kill two Christian soldiers. Realizing the
Christians' difficulty in killing her, Tancred, with all his
strength and speed, attacks her and duels with Clorinda.
Clorinda duels in the Middle Eastern style and Tancred follows
the Italian school of fencing, he is very gallant in his
movements and Clorinda, a little more savage, she disarms him
but does not kill him. Godfrey plays an oliphant and the
Christians retreat, the Muslims too. They begin to count the
dead, more than 200 men fell on each side, and pick up the bodies
to bury, Clorinda returns with the Saracen troops into
Jerusalem, the soldiers scream and curse (BACKGROUND), because
they know that the battle is only in the first round and no one
emerged victorious.
Tancred returns to Rinaldo in battlefield and says, without
knowing that Clorinda is a woman.
TANCRED
I fought with a Muslim soldier, Rinaldo, who for some reason,
It didn't kill me.
RINALDO
Showed mercy, he.
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Godfrey talk with his brother, Eustace, at battlefield:
GODFREY
Brother, send messenger for Sweno, Prince of the Danes, we
need more troops.
EUSTACE
Yes, Godfrey.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
3 -
Clorinda's Valor: A Night of Hope
6 - INT. ROYAL ROOM, JERUSALEM – NIGHT
The Muslim king talks to the sorcerer, Ismen (34), in your royal
room:
ISMEN
Your majesty, having abandoned the Christian faith
to the ways of Allah, led me to the dark paths
of Islamic magic, I believe that I have enough powers to
deceive Godfrey and his troops, let him know the danger that
Christians are in these walls.
ALADINE
Excellent, Ismen, first demonstrate what you intend to do.
ISMEN
Live sacrifice with Christian blood.
Ismen waves his hands, and the guards bring the Christian couple,
Olindo (24) and Sofronia (24), tied up, they are innocent of
mind and sad physically, to the room.
ISMEN
These two Christians, Olindo and Sofronia, who live in
Jerusalem fell in love, to get married, they looked for a
temple hidden Christian, I have the image of the Virgin Mary,
which they tried to get for the wedding.
Ismen takes the image of Mary and throws it on the floor,
breaking it, Sofronia starts crying, Olindo says:
OLINDO
You are unhappy, that's why you ruin
the happiness of others.
Ismen takes his wand and tries to cast a spell on them for kill
both, that's when Clorinda enters the room and, with her sword,
cuts the cuts holding the Christian couple.
ALADINE
Clorinda, warrior princess, what does that mean?
helping Christians?
CLORINDA
I don't like cowardice, they are unarmed
and I've had my share of violence today, with the Christians
that Argante and I killed.
ALADINE
All women are the same, and you are also sensitive to these
things, proceed with your plan Ismen.
ISMEN
Yes, your majesty, I gonna make very difficult
The life of Christians in Jerusalem.
The sorcerer leaves the room, Olindo and Sofronia take advantage
of being untied and flee through the gate, the King Aladine
waves to the guards:
ALADINE
Let these poor things go.
The knight Argante enters the room and heads towards Clorinda:
ARGANTE
Clorinda, you fought very well today,
I think we are the best on our side.
CLORINDA
I hope we win, for violence not
last to the point where we become so cruel that
It makes it seem like good has ended in the world.
ARGANTE
This war will end when we destroy what
remains of Israel's inheritance in the world.
I told the ambassadors to propose an agreement with Godfrey,
like regent of city, if he did not accept it, I know what is
my side in the war.
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The couple Olindo and Sofronia run out of Aladine's castle, they
run through the corridors of the holy land hand in hand, they
go down inside the walls of Jerusalem, and they find a group of
Christians hiding, with candles, most of them women and children
protecting themselves from the war, two old priests are with
them. Upon seeing the couple return, a lady exclaims:
OLD LADY
God be praised! They are alive!
SOFRONIA
By divine intervention that used a woman to protect us, the
Muslim sorcerer's intention is to use us as a sacrifice for
the demons.
Christians look at each other worried but hopeful. Olindo and
Sofronia smile, the Christians come out of hiding with the couple
and walk through Jerusalem, singing a hymn in the form of a
procession.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
4 -
Love and War at Jerusalem's Gates
7 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
Commander Godfrey talks to the Egyptian ambassadors (middle-aged
mens) and Argante in his tent:
GODFREY
I appreciate Egypt's neutrality, but an alliance,
It's too much of a bond for us Christians.
EGYPT AMBASSADOR
It has support from Eastern Christians, which
increases your chances of winning, but it's naivety
to think that you can win without Muslims.
GODFREY
Yes, I can, I believe in my God and in the bravery of my men,
I will send gifts to the King of Egypt, thanking him for his
consideration.
ARGANTE (with disdain)
You chose to make a fatal enemy, Europe
will never beat Asia.
The Egyptian ambassadors hold a ceremony and leave Godfrey.
8 - EXT. JERUSALEM – MORNING
Christian troops arrive for the first time, at dawn, near the
wall of Jerusalem, the hearts of stone begin to melt near the
sight of the holy land, Prince William says for Guelfo:
WILLIAM
Guelfo, the city that Jesus was crucified, free it we must, to
pray and give thanks for his victory over death in the holy
sepulcher.
The Christian knights cry with emotion, they cannot resist the
sight. Prince Tancred sees the Sacaren troops leaving the wall,
with Clorinda and Argante, and says to Rinaldo:
TANCRED
Rinaldo, on the first encounter with the pagans, the enemy
spared my life, I must find out who this Honorable knight.
RINALDO
Do it, Tancred, because he deserves it our consideration.
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The Muslim princess, Erminia of Antioch (23), a passionate young
woman, her dress it's fine and beautiful, watches Clorinda leave
the walls of Jerusalem and says for King Aladine, that is with
her in walls:
ERMINIA
The Christian troops are arriving, among them is the handsome
Tancred who I have been watching since Turkey, he didn't stay
long enough in our lands for me to be able to bring him the
faith of Muhammad and stay with him.
ALADINE
This bond with people of another faith is dangerous,
forgetting this Christian is best for you, Erminia.
ERMINIA
He is accompanied by other princes who are valiant and famous
warriors, Clotharius, Robert and Rinaldo. The Franks troops
are led by Guelfo and Baldwin, as well as a squad of
volunteers.
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The Sacaren troops fight again with Count Baldwin and Guelfo's
troops, the bloody battle begins and Tancred runs towards Count
Guelfo and says:
TANCRED
Count Guelfo, let me fight in
your place with this battalion!
GUELFO
You are young and with more energy,
put these pagans down!
Clorinda, who is with the Sacaren troops, returns to fight in
the middle of the battlefield with Tancred, who thinks she is a
man, in the middle of the fight, Clorinda's helmet falls off,
that's when he realizes that she is a woman and lowers his
weapon, understands that is the knight spared his life:
TANCRED
I thought you were a man; you are a brave woman who spared my
life, now you have returned the same, and I will not fight
with you.
Guilty of love, Tancred falls in love with her.
CLORINDA
I carry the hope of Asia and I should kill you today.
TANCRED
Out of many knights, I fall into your arms and into your bond
of love, it can kill me, because your proud face that makes
mine burn is engraving on every piece of my heart.
CLORINDA
No more blood, if you feel you still have life, your desperate
love gives you the boldness to tell me the truth, you must
stay away.
Tancred back for his battalion, with wrath he continues fights
with the Muslins, against other troops that coming of Jerusalem,
the Christian attack let the pagans scattered and lost. The
battle continues, and by rivalry with the French, Clorinda takes
the life of strong Ardelio.
Dudón’s audacious group of Volunteers, with many heroes take the
front to invade the city. Rinaldo is in this group, the most
handsome and courageous, who Princess Erminia knows and says to
Aladine:
ERMINIA
We keep our eyes on him, Rinaldo, they will use all their
courage to move forward.
The knight Argante, defenser, seeing Dudón's group's attempt at
invasion from the walls, goes to the city gates with troops to
fight with Dudón, Argante speak with soldiers, with angry:
ARGANTE
I have a new sword, to finish every
Christian that tries enter in holy city!
A fierce battle begins, the defenders begin to throw stones at
the Franks, the English troops have difficulty defending with
their archers, forcing the French troops to retreat.
At the gate, Rinaldo kills two Muslim soldiers at the same time,
he falls in the process, but is able to get the dead man off of
him. Argante, kills two Christian soldiers and begins to duel
with Dudón, the Captain of troops, at city gate.
Argante attacks so savagely that even Captain Dudón, with all
his experience from the French school, after two minutes of
dueling (ELS), begins to get tired and Argante kills him, hitting
him in the stomach.
The Christians stop fighting, Argante retreats and lets two
Christian soldiers take Dudón's body from afar, Godfrey watches
the fight and laments:
GODFREY
Let's pay our last respects to Dudón, who unfortunately,
fell, and start building towers to invade the city.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
The Funeral and the Dark Council
8 - EXT. DUDÓN’S FUNERAL – NIGHT
At night, Dudón's funeral takes place, his body is burned, he
is veiled with his armor and a crucifix, the crusaders, like
Tancred and Rinaldo, gather in silence around the body, Godfrey
pays honors to him and begins to sing a Latin funeral hymn, this
scene should last almost a minute (ELS).
After the funeral, the Christian princes they pick up sheets of
paper to start designing siege weapons together, Dudón's death
motivates them more to win.
9 - COUNCIL OF HELL’S DEMONS – NIGHT
In deep caves in the center of the earth, we see a council of
Hell, the following twelve demons are present, they look like
horrible monsters: Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Beelzebub,
Belphegor, Azazel, Lilith, Jezabel, Baal, Asmodeus, Purson and
Belial. They are sitting in the shape of a circle.
LUCIFER
We twelve princes of hell, we were summoned with sacrifice by
the sorcerer Ismen, need to prevent the victory of the eternal
God in Jerusalem. Suggestions?
JEZABEL
Deceiving Godfrey's knights seems like the best solution.
BAAL
Better yet, fill them with sadness with our threats, and their
disappointments.
LUCIFER
The sorceress Armida is the most prepared to destroy the
Christian camp, we must send her.
After the demons' dialogue, the camera leaves the infernal lair.
10 - EXT. JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Within of the corridors of holy city of Jerusalem, the cruel
sorcerer Ismen talk with Idraotes, an old and evil sorcerer.
ISMEN
I summoned the lords of all the evils of the land, as one of
my wiles against Godfrey.
IDRAOTES
Great, the Christians are camped a few kilometers in front of
the gates of the city of Christ.
ISMEN
They going to receive an unexpected visitor.
From behind Ismen comes the wicked sorceress Armida (24), a
young beautiful woman with a face that shines with lust.
IDRAOTES
Hello nice, if I had your face, men would be happy to see me
too, Armida.
ARMIDA
Idraotes, leave your gallantry to naive women, I'm going to
the Christian camp, you rule Damascus well with your tricks.
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We see Idraotes walking around Damascus, he has slaves, poor men
and women who serve him, they all wear fancy Asian clothes:
A subject approaches him to find out about the future:
SUBJECT
Milord, tell me how are you doing for my love life?
IDRAOTES
You already owe me from other divinations I performed,
but I'll put it on your account, I goanna tell for you who is
the movement of the stars to the love for you.
11 – EXT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
In the Christian camp, we see the knights sleeping in the tent,
while the guards pass by to stand guard and watch over it. The
sorceress Armida walks around the Christian camp, Prince Tatin
talks with two Greek knights at the fire, they drink and warm
themselves from the winter.
Armida reminds Tatin of the family he left at home, and threatens
Tatin in his mind:
ARMIDA
You will lose everything, when you return it will be too late
to get your time back lost with his family and will die in
foreign lands.
Tatin starts to cry.
The witch, hidden, continues to walk around the camp and make
damage and threats, she goes towards the old bishops who are
talking about the Bible, and tell like a spell on their mind:
ARMIDA
Do not trust your bishop friend, as fulfilling
his vows before God, he does not make.
The bishop begins to become suspicious of his colleague who is
on his side. Then, the sorceress goes towards two guards and
puts into the mind of one of them:
ARMIDA
Your friend is disloyal and cheated on you by sleeping with
your wife.
The guard starts to not get along with the friend by his side.
12 – EXT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – MORNING
The next day, the Christian camp is agitated with a tense
atmosphere of fights, Godfrey talks to the bishops on
BACKGROUND. The treacherous Armida is discovered in the camp by
two Christian knights, we see her walking around talking to
them, she uses feminine arts to deceive them:
ARMIDA
The most gallant of knights must go with me
to my castle, this is the one who will accompany me to cross
this land cursed by war.
The knight Gernando interrupts their journey:
GERNANDO
Who is this beautiful young woman?
CHRISTIAN KNIGHT #1
She needs a knight to cross the land,
the most gallant of all.
GERNANDO
This knight it’s me, I will accompany you, give me this
chance, my lady, to show my worth.
CHRISTIAN KNIGHT #2
Some would say that Rinaldo is the most gallant and
courageous.
GERNANDO
That Italian prince almost killed us today with his
recklessness, the lady shouldn't hang out with weak men.
Rinaldo hears this, and surprises Gernando by appearing behind
him and says:
RINALDO
You defamed my name;
you will pay for it Gernando!
Gernando draws his sword from the hill and begins to duel with
Rinaldo, the Italian prince shows all his skill and kills
Gernando, after counterattacking his attack, hitting Gernando
in the chest, Rinaldo was possessed by a demon, who escaped his
body, the monster runs out of the camp.
Godfrey goes towards the conflict and is very sad about the
scene, he says:
GODFREY
Apparently, we don't need Muslims to kill us, someone take
Gernando's body, what is the reason for this?
CHRISTIAN KNIGHT #1
This young woman, Armida, she needs a knight to go with her to
her castle.
GODFREY
Instead of fighting over women, we should find out if we have
supplies to build the towers and stay, we don't know for how
long, camped around Jerusalem.
Rinaldo nods to Godfrey, regretting his outburst of rage, he
observes Armida more closely this time, and falls in love with
her, the fire of love ignites in his heart.
RINALDO
I went too far and killed a companion; may God forgive me.
Rinaldo leaves the camp, with shame and running.
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Godfrey meets with all the expedition's leaders, including
Tancred, to discuss who will replace Dudón in a circle:
GODFREY
I consider that my brother Eustace is the most qualified to
replace Dudón as leader of the volunteers, any objections?
ROBERT
No, Commander, I think Eustace is the natural choice.
CLOTHARIUS
Commander, there is a lack of food for the troops, no matter
how long our penury.
BISHOP #1
We need to think about how we are going to stop the fleet
approaching, the Arab thieves and have supplies.
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We see Armida leaving the Christian camp, accompanied by ten
knights, who decided to escort her and it was like the rivalry
over her was ended.
Godfrey says to his princes, while the soldiers leave:
GODFREY
It’s better let them escort the lady,
to avoid rebellions, although it diverts us from our purpose.
Godfrey don’t was impressed by Armida, showing immunity to her
spell.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Historical","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
6 -
Duel of Hearts and Honor
13 - INT. JERUSALEM – AFTERNOON
The knight Argante talks to King Aladine at his dinner table in
the castle in Jerusalem, they are both sitting. Argante says:
ARGANTE
This war could last years, we are dealing
years ago, with the invasion of Christians to the East,
Your majesty, if you don't want your Kingdom to fall, due to
pressure
of this constant war, I think it is a good idea to challenge
the best knight of the Christians to fight a duel and spare
men.
ALADINE
May Allah hear my prayer and my men manage to expel the
Christians by rejecting their presence in Palestine, but if
that fails, the duel is the way out of this holy war.
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At the gates of Jerusalem, Argante talks to the guards with a
letter in his hand, a Muslim sentry takes his message and rides
towards the Christian camp.
CUT TO:
In a noble house in the city of Jerusalem, Erminia talks to
Clorinda:
ERMINIA
When I was in Antioch, and from there I am Queen despite being
officially a princess, I met Christian knights like Tancred,
who helped me free my Kingdom from the oppression of radical
Islam that we lived in after my father's death. He and his
group camped in my Kingdom, they allowed me to stay and I am
grateful to Tancred for helping me, without wanting anything
in return, this type of man is a rarity.
CLORINDA
I am happy to hear that Tancred is not only handsome, but kind
and honest, he fell in love with me, and the love that mocks
the prudence of wise men and the walls that men create to
prevent relationships, mocks our hatred of differences, makes
me feel attracted to him.
ERMINIA
So, dear Clorinda, are you going to abandon your life as a
virgin warrior and give in to passion for the first time?
CLORINDA
I intend to remain true to myself and to my side in the war,
which continues to belong to Muhammad.
The princess of Antioch, she becomes reflective, her heart is
broken for loving Tancred, but she grows determined to have this
love somehow.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Romance","War"]
Ratings
Scene
7 -
The Duel at Jerusalem
14 - EXT. JERUSALEM - MORNING
At next day, outside the walls of Jerusalem, the Prince Tancred
talks to Godfrey a few kilometers away:
GODFREY
I believe in our God and in your ability, Tancred, to defeat
Argante in the duel, which is very strong.
TANCRED
I will do my best to represent us in the best way possible in
this duel and come away with victory.
The Italian prince rides his horse, he has his armor and shield,
he covers his face. Argante, also wearing armor and shield,
leaves the gate of Jerusalem, opened by the guards, walking.
Tancred dismounts his horse and stands a few meters away from
Argante.
ARGANTE
Today, I will avenge the spilled blood of my companions and
defend the holy city from the followers of the Nazarene.
TANCRED
And today, I will defeat Muhammad's best paladin and help
bring those walls down!
After this hostile greeting, both begin to duel fiercely.
DUEL’S MONTAGE: From a distance, Godfrey and the crossed leaders
observe the duel. King Aladine and the Muslim leaders watch from
the walls with Clorinda. The duel lasts hours, we see the sun
high in the sky and we know that it is noon, Tancred and Argante
took a break, drink water and return to dueling, Argante is
stronger and fiercer, Tancred is more skillful and faster, the
battle is very balanced (LS). The sun sets, both stop the fight
and Argante says:
ARGANTE
No victory today, none shamed their gods and ladies.
15 - MS. JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Princess Erminia enters the house where she was talking to
Clorinda, she takes Clorinda's armor and puts it on in the room.
We see Erminia entering a stable and mounting a horse, she leaves
Jerusalem and heads towards the Christian camp, to see Tancred,
that she is in love. Christian sentries, two in total, see her
coming and think she is Clorinda:
CHRISTIAN SENTRY
It’s the Muslim warrior!
Their abandon the surveillance position and start shooting
arrows at her. The princess dodges the arrows and runs faster
towards a forest west, old wood, of the Christian camp.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Action","Romance"]
Ratings
Scene
8 -
A Glimmer of Hope in the Forest
16 – INT. PALESTINE’S FOREST – NIGHT
Princess Erminia, with trembling hand, she abandons her horse
in the forest, sits near a tree and begins to cry, for her
unhappy love. Erminia soliloquy:
ERMINIA
This passion is consuming me and
making me do nonsense, I don't know how I'm going to cope
recover in this war-cursed land,
of this turbulent passion.
17 – INT. PALESTINE’S FOREST - MORNING
Erminia sleeps in the forest, she wakes up to the noise of
nature, and goes towards a stream in the ancient forest to drink
water. Two old shepherds, on the other side of the bank, notice
the princess. He leaves the herd, crosses the rocks in stream
and heads towards her:
SHEPHERD #1
Excuse me, young lady, what are you doing alone in this
forest?
ERMINIA
Good morning, I was running away from the war and thinking how
I'm going to take refuge... From the war, and from the love I
leave behind.
SHEPHERD #1
Nature helps a lot to heal a broken heart,
Here, with love, we take care of the sheep, no matter the
weather and things take their course.
ERMINIA
How can you take care of the sheep, are you not afraid of
military operations?
SHEPHERD #1
You can't live in fear, we take it to the sheep
to the valley in the mountains inside the forest, where we
protect us and her from predators and the violence of man, you
should go with us, at least have coffee and eat properly. God
helps us.
ERMINIA
Your kindness, I will follow you with caution, I have my bow,
and hope that nature has a kind destiny for me.
We see Erminia walking with the shepherds, towards the sheep and
the Palestinian pasture.
18 – INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – MORNING
Tancred, walks through the Christian camp, with sadness he
remembers Clorinda. Two Christian sentries comment from his
side:
CHRISTIAN SENTRY
We had no luck hitting the Muslim warrior last night, she ran
into the forest, at least Tancred says she is a woman.
Tancred enters the middle of the conversation:
TANCRED
Which warrior did they try to kill last night?
CHRISTIAN SENTRY #2
We tried to hit the one that you says, to be the best warrior
of the infidels, she was near the camp last night.
TANCRED
Clorinda? which direction did she go?
CHRISTAN SENTRY
She headed toward the forest to the west.
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Tancred smiles and runs out of camp, he mounts his horse and
rides towards the forest, his soliloquy:
TANCRED
I blame the firmaments for my passion
for Clorinda, I blame God for these feelings; I will follow
love and find her in the shadows of the forest of Palestine.
19 – INT. PALESTINE’S FOREST – MORNING
Tancred rides through the Palestinian forest, after 20 seconds
of riding (MS), he arrives at a castle in the middle of the
forest. The sorceress Armida, powerful and evil, sees him
approaching the castle garden, which is full of weeds, and leaves
through the main door:
ARMIDA
Good afternoon, prince, come and join me
and my honorable guests?
TANCRED
No, I'm looking for knight Clorinda, milady.
ARMIDA
No meeting with us, just me and your knight friends who got
lost, come and see them.
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Tancred gets off his horse and goes up the stairs, Armida smiles
mischievously, Tancred enters the castle with her, in the main
hall, he sees the knights' weapons and armor left on the sofa,
which already puts him on alert, the castle it's luxurious in a
gothic way.
20 – INT. ARMIDA'S CASTLE – MORNING
Tancred draws his sword from its sheath, turns to Armida and
says:
TANCRED
What did you do with my friends who followed you?
ARMIDA
Some are in the water swimming with fish, where will I put
you!
Armida takes out her sheath and enchants Tancred, magically
arming him, she begins to laugh.
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Armida, magically leaves Tancred floating tied up following her,
she takes him to an artificial lake in the courtyard in the
middle of the castle, where there are countless fish, which
Tancred looks at and sees that they could be his friends, she
ties him to a column on the side of the castle. courtyard,
Tancred says:
TANCRED
Sorceress, free me because I have to fight with the arrogant
Egyptian knight!
ARMIDA
Your friends are in the water, feeding on this schoal
will be your only option before long, with you without food
and I will achieve this victory for Muhammad's people!
After this, we see the sorceress's magical lake and the screen
goes dark.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy","Action"]
Ratings
Scene
10 -
The Duel of Destiny
21 – EXT. JERUSALEM – MORNING
Eustace goes towards his brother Godfrey, a few kilometers from
the wall of Jerusalem:
EUSTACE
Brother, no sign of Godfrey, they say he's gone into the woods
behind an enemy warrior.
GODFREY
This is his recklessness, but I regret that he is not the only
one I lost, Rinaldo disappeared, and the knights who went to
escort the young Armida have not yet returned.
EUSTACE
I advise you, that Raymund is the most prepared, although old,
to defeat Argante, after Tancred.
GODFREY
Raymund has long experience in surviving, he had to be
protected since he was a child by God from the intrigues of
his family's Court in Toulouse, call him and tell him to
prepare to fight Argante.
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Raymond, put your armor in the tent, he is a 38-year-old
Frenchman, physically old for the front, but has a lot of
experience as a soldier. The knight Argante leaves the gates of
Jerusalem and goes towards Raymond and says:
ARGANTE
Where is Tancred, so we can continue our fight?
RAYMOND
He is missing and I, Raymond, will fight in his place.
ARGANTE
That coward ran away! This is what you people of Jesus do
When do things get complicated?
RAYMOND
I don't speak for him, but for me, there won't be any
cowardice when I swing my blade at you!
Argante and Raymond begin to duel, using their shield for
protection and counterattack, in a tough fight (MS), Raymond is
precise his blow, Argante is wild in them.
As Argante is a skilled warrior, an angel appears behind Raymond
and guides his hands, sent by God, and helps Raymond hit
Argante's hand when he tries to hit the Christian champion in
the face.
ANGEL
The Eternal God will give you victory!
MONTAGE: This assistance leaves Raymond with the advantage and
angers the hell, also let Argante scared: We see that in the
depths of the earth, the demons scream and the female spirit
Nemesis leaves the earth, with his hands up in the air, casts a
spell of wind, which makes the Muslim troops who watch the
conflict attack the troops Christians watching the duel, a
confusing battle ensues, while Argante and Raymond continue
dueling.
NEMESIS
May hatred destroy the Christian troops!
The battle, with meaningless strategy and purposeless bloody
fighting, spreads suffering in front of Jerusalem (MS).
Suddenly, the sunny sky of early spring begins to turn cloudy
and there is a scream of lightning, and rainwater begins to
fall.
The Muslim soldiers rush for Jerusalem, Argante stops his fight
with Raymond and does the same, to protect yourself from the
rain. The Christians and Raymond run towards their camp, as the
rain thickens and it appears as if the sky is falling in on
them.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Action","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
11 -
Aftermath of Valor
22 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – MORNING
The next day, a cavalry of Prince Charles of Denmark, accompanied
by troops of 100 knights and a flag holder, arrives at the
Christian camp. The prince (30), sensitive and somewhat
delirious, but very capable as a soldier, goes towards the
knights gathered at the bonfire, who stand up to greet him,
Balwdin performs a ceremony for him:
BALWDIN
Welcome, your highness to our battle.
CHARLES
It's a pleasure to see you Monsieur, forgive me to go for the
point, but it is the awe of the battle that me and my men and
I face.
GUELFO
Please, tell us Charles.
CHARLE’S FLASHBACK occurs while he tells what happens for
Guelfo:
CHARLES
The pagan and as ruthless as nature, the Arab Suleiman and his
men ambushed me and my troops, while we were on our way to
Jerusalem, coming from Lebanon... By the merciful hand of God,
we were not alone! Prince Sweno of Danes and his troops were
with us, they were coming after subduing Antioch, and fighting
with the Persians, the exhausted prince died in the ambush and
some of his men, died with valor, honor and dignity. These
noble warriors must never be forgotten!
But not all of Sweno's men died, when we escaped the ambush,
they joined me in our sacred mission to free Jerusalem from
this pagan oppression.
TARTIN
It's an honor to have more men with brave hearts to fight
against wicked hearts!
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At this exact moment, a young squire (19) enters the east of the
camp, carrying Rinaldo's sword with the blood of Adamant,
beautiful and golden, he says:
SQUIRE
We found Rinaldo's sword on the road, what a barbaric crime
he found? his Adamant sword is strong, Rinaldo is the Latin
glory, one of our best men, who would be strong enough to take
him from us?
BALWDIN
Sad that Rinaldo, so valiant, left this world,
We have to warn Godfrey and find out what happened to
his body, if he is dead as he appears to be.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
12 -
Whispers of Betrayal
23 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
The Italian knight, Argillano, friend of Rinaldo, cannot sleep,
he tosses and turns in bed, and wakes up from his heavy sleep
and nightmares:
ARGILLANO
I can't rest, they killed my friend Rinaldo!
I need to avenge him from these damned pagans!
The evil and feminine spirit, Alleto, appears to Argillano in
front of him and says:
ALLETO
How to rest, how to escape the premonition of death,
If this land is marked with the blood of our departed loved
ones? especially when they leave, Argillano, on account of
betrayal by a fraud leader like Godfrey.
ARGILLANO
What? slanderous spirit, of what you are accusing our elected
leader for God?
ALLETO
Your God-elected leader is an impostor, and has managed to
hide his intentions since his days in the French court.
Nothing noble or Christian, Godfrey is jealous of Rinaldo's
glory and without mercy, he took advantage of the failure of
the hero who abandoned the camp to cowardly kill him at night,
without light.
ARGILLANO
A serious accusation, Godfrey needs to be removed from command
of holy war.
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The evil spirit leaves Argillano, he gets up and starts to dress.
The spirit Alleto flies through the air, inciting with her hand's
spells of anger, hatred and contempt for the leader Godfrey,
Prince William in his tent, and the counts Balwdin and Guelfo.
Soon, the camp is busy, with French and English troops,
abandoning their rivalries and heading towards Godfrey's tent.
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The pious Godfrey, hear that are troops coming towards him, gets
up and goes towards his squire, who is standing, drinking coffee
in the cold night:
GODFREY
Young man, what's going on? what's the reason now
from all this noise?
SQUIRE #2
They accuse you of treason, Sir, that you would have killed
Rinaldo out of envy.
GODFREY
I? Whoever defames me will pay with their tongue!
Godfrey enters his tent, kneels and prays to God:
GODFREY
Heavenly Father, grant justice to my cause, for I am being
accused of a crime that I did not commit, does not abandon
your servant in a time of distress, when I have struggled
for you for years!
Suddenly, Godfrey's face lights up, making him look like an
angel, he leaves the tent, without knowing that his face is
illuminated, and finds the troops of the Frankish earls, Bawldin
and Guelfo, as well as Prince William and his troops, the group
are surprised by his face, but don't comment. Godfrey says:
GODFREY
Gentlemen, I have been accused of a cowardly crime,
that anyone who has known me for a long time knows wouldn't be
able to of such a vile act. Rinaldo made a mistake, he killed
a companion unnecessarily, and that's why he left the camp, if
he comes back to us, I will forgive him for the crime he
committed, he may very well be alive.
WILLIAM
God hear you, no exchanging our leadership for Argillano,
we must trust God's chosen one, Godfrey!
The troops nod their heads in agreement, Godfrey smiles, returns
to his tent and says to himself:
GODFREY (say with worried)
I'm also worried about Rinaldo.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
13 -
Nightfall at the Christian Camp
24 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
The Furies, female spirits, Nemesis, Alleto, Shrew, and
Tisiphone, fly over the sleeping Christian camp, in a dark and
hateful manner. They bring the Arab commander with a spell in
hand, the tough Suleiman (40 years old), with his troops on the
road on the way to the camp, to cowardly attack the Christians
while they sleep.
The Christians are woken up by sentries, two in total, who run
through the camp playing an Olyphant, the troops abandon their
rest at dawn and begin to move around the tents, Godfrey reflects
in his own tent:
GODFREY
An attack at night? can you expect something like this from
these savages! and we are without our best men, Tancred and
Rinaldo.
The Christian hero mourns in his tent.
25 - EXT. JERSUALEM - DAWN
The Egyptian leader, Argante and the warrior Clorinda, ride with
new troops towards Jerusalem, 300 men in total, they meet with
King Aladine in the halls of the holy land:
ARGANTE
Your Majesty, we bring a new garrison from Egypt to replace
our brave soldiers who fell, I am sure of the weakness of
Christians every day and of our victory over them.
ALADINE
I too, believe they are weak and so is their God, and
you Clorinda?
CLORINDA
I believe that with all the blood shed that calls for justice
for this disputed land, blood will win and I will try
remain loyal to Asia, if not further abuse of innocents.
ALADINE
This is your heart speaking.
ARGANTE
As regent of the city, until the last sweat on my face, I
intend to prevent its fall by the followers of Christ.
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Fifty demons accompany the garrison and try to enter Jerusalem,
when the Archangel Michael, with his powerful flaming sword,
flies between them, massacring them in half, he says:
MICHAEL
Asia's unscrupulous will be overcome by civility
from the west.
The angel flies with his flaming sword in the sky of Jerusalem.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
14 -
Dawn of Hope: The Turning Tide
26 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP - DAWN
Suleiman lays siege to the Christian camp with his men, thousands
of Muslims in total, Baldwin with his French troops, and Count
Guelfo fight with him, killing a Muslim soldier near the Arab
leader, Guelfo says:
GUELFO
Your cowardice Suleiman will not win over our determination,
Attack!
Prince Tatin fights in left of camp with his Greek men, Prince
William fights in center of camp with his English men, Prince
Robert in west of camp with his Scandinavia Men, Prince
Clotharius fights close of French troops. The bishops look for
where to hide, the fight is desperate for Christians and bold
for the Muslims, the camp almost catches fire, the battle
sequence must last two minutes (ELS).
Guelfo urges his French troops with his hand to continue
advancing on the Muslims (BACKGROUND), terror, horror, death and
mourning cloud the camp, the Christians are surrounded and show
resilience, they resist but are at a numerical disadvantage,
Godfrey fights with all the strength he has, but he looks
hopeless, believing in defeat when he sees several Crusader
soldiers lying dead on the ground.
Suddenly, in a miraculous way, 50 Christian soldiers enter the
camp, include Tancred, killing several Muslim soldiers. Despite
all his skill, Suleiman sees this with concern, waves his hand
and says:
SULEIMAN
Let's retreat, because they will have their hope renewed
with this help and we have been in this siege for hours,
more likely to fail.
Suleiman returns the way he came with his troops, the Christians
hug and celebrate in the camp.
27 - INT. ARAB CAMP – NOON
The sorcerer Ismen walks towards the Arab camp, Suleiman the
sultan rests in his tent, he enters it:
ISMEN
Wake up sultan, failed to surround the Christians, worship
live a life of glory and delight in the dangers of war,
you will have to defend this war, before Egypt takes a stand
more and definitively stay on our side in it.
SULEIMAN
Dark wizard, the sun showed us the way,
our siege failed and we abandoned this attempt to
kill the Christian soldiers. My dream is to recover
To the lands that I lost in Turkey, I will defend these lands
with the guarantee of having more lands for myself and my
descendants.
ISMEN
Your prayers are loud and objective too, but hard to win them,
you shook the Christian army with praise,
but they have a man with glory that even Asia knows his fame,
my spells predict that this man has power from the heavens
to destroy the Muslim empire, Godfrey.
SULEIMAN
I envy that a man of such glory was born, just like the
prophet.
ISMEN
Exactly, that's why the Christian army will be destroyed with
magical and spiritual tricks, I will be on your side to resist
this Frenchman.
SULEIMAN
I must meet and support King Aladine, in defending our faith
and the territory that is rightfully ours, that your magic
tricks work against him.
ISMEN
Come with me, the King has called a council of his greatest
supporters.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
15 -
A Council of Despair and Resolve
28 - INT. JERUSALEM – AFTERNOON
King Aladine, meets with Idraotes the regent of Damascus and the
brave Argante, the Turkish Suleiman enters the throne room
together with Ismen, where the meeting is taking place and
performs ceremony for King Aladine, who says sadly:
ALADINE
Good afternoon, Suleiman, I heard
of the failure of your siege, we are studying our best
options against the Christians, the courageous and valiant
Argante already got more troops from Egypt.
SULEIMAN
Good news, Your Majesty, I believe we should
Stock up on lots of food, as this war is uncertain.
ALADINE
I have lost faith in you, what remains for us is to defend
Jerusalem from Christian attacks.
IDRAOTES
Don't say that majesty, have faith in us again! We can defeat
the Christian army. They will build siege weapons
To invade the walls, we need to not only resist bravely but
fight them!
ALADINE
Wise was the King of Tripoli who made an agreement with the
France, it seems that the God of Christians protects them, no
one so far defeated Godfrey and his troops.
ISMEN
It is your desire to just hide while Europe advances
about Us?
ALADINE
My wish is to keep my crown, but if it's heaven's wish
the end of my reign, I must accept the end of certain things,
Just like the end of Muslim rule in the holy land, God is in
charge. Now, prepare to defend the city, we will resist until
the last man.
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MONTAGE: The noble Clorinda marches alongside the Saccharine
troops in the corridors of Jerusalem, Argante meets with the
Egyptian troops in the city, the Arab troops meet in the sacred
paths of Jerusalem led by Suleiman, as well as the group of
Circassian warriors.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
16 -
A Call to Arms: The Procession to Mount Olivier
29 – INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – AFTERNOON
The 50 Christian soldiers who saved the European army from
Suleiman's siege sit in a circle talking to the Christian
princes, among them is Tancred who embraces Godfrey:
GODFREY
I'm happy to have you back!
TANCRED
I thought I would never escape Armida's mistake!
GODFREY
Tell us what happened to you.
TANCRED
My knight friends escorted the beautiful Armida, who with her
sweet manner and feminine arts, turned the knights against
each other, out of pure jealousy. Distracted by her deception,
she took them to a spring garden, or was that enchantment for
them? I don't know... And she turned them into fish in a lake,
I was tied near that lake.
Triumphantly, our Valiant Rinaldo entered the castle, bravely,
and fought with the sorceress, her spell was broken and we
fled from her castle. While Rinaldo stayed behind to fight her
in the halls of the mansion, I don't know what happened to
him...
GODFREY
Thank God, Rinaldo is alive! But what tells me puts others
thoughts to overwhelm my mind.
30 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – MORNING
Peter the Good Hermit (old man), arrives at the Christian camp
and greets Commander Godfrey with his hands, he says:
GODFREY
Good morning, Peter the Good.
PETER
Good morning, commander, I suggest a procession to Mount
Olivier;
GODFREY
We have to prepare for the siege of the holy city.
PETER
Before winning battles with weapons, we win battles with the
strength of the heavens. Let us invoke Our Lord Jesus, the
angels and the saints, let us pray and make a vow for the
liberation of the sacred land, giving something to the Eternal
God, call all the troops and soldiers, let's go up to the
mountain and have a mass.
GODFREY
If the lord that it’s hermit and the bishops agree that this
is the best thing to do, let's march to the mountain!
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OLIVIER’S MONTAGE: The bishops take the Christian symbols from
a chest in a tent, the other bishop puts on his cassock and
talks to the Hermit. The troops organize themselves, with the
Knight Ademar and Prince William leading the soldiers in front,
to climb the mountain to the west of the camp, they march three
kilometers singing a Catholic Christian hymn. We see that the
French counts, Guelfo and Baldwin were left with some sentry
guards in the camp. Godfrey and Peter go at the front of the
procession, observing the landscape of Palestine. Godfrey, who
is pious, is moved by the hymn and feels his strength being
renewed (ELS).
WILLIAM
I will leave relics of England on the mountain.
ADEMAR
Prince William, you are pious and the only one in the British
family who followed the Pope's call, may God remember you in
his coming judgment.
When the mass end at the top of mountain, Godfrey arise to the
thousands of soldiers:
GODFREY
My companions, to arms! for weapons!
Let's take the holy land for Christians and Jews, with the
Creator by our side!
SOLDIERS (together)
To arms! To arms!
After that, we see the troops coming down the mountain.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
17 -
Twilight of Valor: The Battle for Jerusalem
31 - INT. JERUSALEM – NOON
We see the Egyptian troops marching with the savage Argante in
the lead, to face the thousands of powerful troops of the
Crusaders, the battle that shakes heaven and hell, once again,
has begun.
Godfrey tells for the troops:
GODFREY
Organize yourselves into two lines, with all power.
After the Egyptian troops begin to face the powerful crusaders,
Clorinda on the walls of Jerusalem with the Sacaren troops,
prepare to face the crusader towers: To the north, Clorinda
observes three crusader towers being taken by Godfrey and his
men, they are inside of the tower and pulling it. With the tower
close to the walls, the Muslims shoot arrows at them, the
Crusader soldiers show all their value, leaving the tower at the
top of it, and fighting on the walls with the Sacarens, the
skilled Clorinda kills a Christian soldier and says:
CLORINDA
I will not fall for commoner blood!
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Argante struggles to defend the city gate with his troops, but
does so bravely against the Frankish troops led by the counts.
The English shoot arrows at the Muslim archers, which prevents
the towers from continuing to burn, the soldiers in the towers
continue to climb the walls of Jerusalem.
To support Argante, Sultan Suleiman arrives with wild Circassian
troops, and fights with the English soldiers (MS).
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With hatred, Suleiman advances against the crusaders and fights
with Godfrey, who is in the middle of the battlefield, Suleiman
says:
SULEIMAN
I'll finish you off, French thief!
They duel fiercely, Suleiman is driven by hatred and Godfrey by
his piety and duty to France, the clash between the leaders,
after two minutes (ELS), Suleiman hits Godfrey's helmet and
wounds his forehead.
It's not the only helmet on the ground, the battlefield is full
of helmets, bodies, weapons and blood on the ground. The Crusader
soldiers look at this in shock. Godfrey injured, falls from his
horse, but is still alive, Suleiman gets off his own horse to
kill him, but suddenly, a light comes out in the cut on Godfrey's
face, who magically gets up and fights again, the crossed troops
cheer up and a soldier says:
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
God is with us!
Godfrey and Suleiman return to duel on the battlefield, clash
of leaders and faith, every blow is brute.
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Twilight arrives, two crusader towers were lost, but the
crusaders push the last one away from the wall and thus save it,
other soldiers count the dead, Commander Godfrey and the
crusader leaders like Prince William, move away from the gates
of Jerusalem, thus like the Muslim troops, who, together with
Suleiman and Argante, enter the city again when night falls
heavily upon them.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
18 -
A Plea for Clorinda
32 - EXT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – MORNING
The Crusaders repair the siege tower outside the Christian camp,
to return to the assault. A noisy crowd, far from any sleep or
rest. Tancred talk with the eunuch Arsete (old black man), about
his problem:
TANCRED
Arsete, you fought on the side of Europe in Africa,
against radicals of Islam?
ARSETE’S FLASHBACK occurs while he counts the Clorinda’s story
for Tancred:
ARSETE
I fought, and I met Clorinda's Christian noble family, she is
daughter of King of the Ethiopia, Senapo and the Queen Sahle.
When the baby is born and turns out to be an albino, the
queen, fearing that her white skin might appear to her jealous
husband as proof of infidelity, decides to show him a dark-
skinned girl and entrust little Clorinda to me, Arsetes, The
queen prays to Saint George to take care of the girl and
expresses the desire that she be raised in the Christian faith
and receive baptism: in fact, according to the Ethiopian
custom of the time, the girl could not be baptized before
sixty days. The King believe that she had passed away after
her birth.
TANCRED
Clorinda doesn't know about her origins, right?
ARSETE
No, sir, I kept it a secret, I'm still going to see her in
Jerusalem.
TANCRED
I ask that you try to bring her to the Christian side, so that
we can spare her when the city is destroyed.
ARSETES
I will do this, sir, I will enter Jerusalem and it is good,
that I can see the girl that I took care of in childhood... I
lost her in a forest when we left Ethiopia, when a tiger
attacked us, but the wild beast raised Clorinda as his
daughter. Later, she was found by Asses, a merchant from Islam
who raised her in the Islamic religion, Queen Sahle rewarded
him with gold for taking good care of his daughter, even
though he went against her mother's wishes.
From an early age, Clorinda revealed herself to be attracted
to weapons, courageous and daring, defying customs and
becoming a leader over the years, acquiring lands and great
fame.
END OF FLASHBACK.
TANCRED
She is a great woman, but even a powerful woman can fall, I
need to save her from the siege.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Romance"]
Ratings
Scene
19 -
A Tragic Duel in Jerusalem
33 – EXT. JERUSALEM – MORNING
Bold Clorinda greed for her fame, says on the walls of Jerusalem,
to one of the guards:
CLORINDA
Guard, call our brave Suleiman and Argante, let them come and
see that the Christians are arranging their weapons of war to
return to the assault, I, who have already killed beasts in
the valleys and mountains, refuse to stay here, just being a
maiden among Valant knights, otherwise I grab my girly ass and
go home, let's destroy their tower!
GUARD
Yes, princess, I'll tell them.
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In the corridors of Jerusalem, with her two maids, Clorinda
walks and meets Arsetes, she smiles when sees him:
CLORINDA
Arsetes, what brings this time for revenge against our
Christian enemies?
ARSETES
On the side of Christ, you don’t have truly no enemy Clorinda,
you don't know that, but your mother the Queen Sahle, wanted
you to be baptized into the Christian religion, her faith, why
not fulfill her wish? Your heart already leans towards the
Christians, you should follow him.
CLORINDA (surprise)
I'm surprised my mother was Christian...
I'm not going to abandon Asia and the fame I achieved for the
love of a man or for my mother, I'm not sure about that.
ARSETES
You can achieve greater glory in the next life, staying on
God's side, think about it.
CLORINDA
Abandoning her weapons is unworthy of me and my position,
until my last breath I will fulfill my mission.
Clorinda looks reflective and determined.
34 - INT. ROYAL CASTLE, JERUSALEM – MORNING
Argante talks to Suleiman, King Aladine, Ismen on the castle of
Jerusalem, Suleiman says:
SULEIMAN
Honor is the best thing to seek in life.
ARGANTE
Yes, our brave Clorinda wants us to attack the tower that the
Christians are protecting, her soft face shows no fear.
ALADINE
As there are several men working in the tower and protecting
it, the two of you, the boldest and strongest, make this
surprise attack on the Christian camp, it’s her plan.
ARGANTE
Honorable Suleiman, watch outside the gates of the holy land,
to defend Clorinda and I from the attack on the tower.
ISMEN
Leave the city later, that will be when work on the tower
It will end and there will only be a few guards watching over
it.
The enemies of Christians leave the Sultan's castle.
35 – INT. CLORINDA’S HOUSE, JERUSALEM – NIGHT
In her noble home in Jerusalem, Clorinda removes her silver-
bright dress, and puts on her helmet, unadorned and crestless,
rusty and black, and another 9th century knight's armor, as she
believes she will deceive her enemies and return alive.
When she leaves the house, Arsetes observes the girl he has
cared for and protected his entire life, hoping that he has
touched her heart, from a distance:
ARSETES
Too stubborn in her mind to shrink from any humble request or
tears, but I hope I have touched her wild heart, so that she
will go to the side of the son of Mary in this war.
36 – EXT. OUTISDE OF JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Where the Christian tower rests almost touching the sky, the two
warriors of Islam, Argante and Clorinda, go silently like a cat
with torches, hidden behind a bush, they cast a dark fire on the
tower. The guard in the watchtower notices, rings the alarm bell
and starts shooting arrows at him, Argante and Clorinda run
towards Jerusalem, the noble warriors no longer hide, they dodge
the arrows.
Thousands of torches confused in their flames rise up, trying
to understand what is happening, the crusaders become a single
flame, and run towards Argante and Clorinda to kill them. At the
gates of Jerusalem, Suleiman and his Arab troops await them with
hundreds of soldiers.
The confusion caused by the smoke from the torches and the crowd
makes Argante lost Clorinda, not run alongside her and enter
Jerusalem first, in great despair. The golden gate of the holy
city is closed, and Clorinda in the smoke is left behind. When
the gate is locked, the noble warrior knows that the day of her
death has arrived.
Clorinda goes around the walls of Jerusalem, behind the secret
door that could very well be open and thus save her life.
Tancred, who is in love with her, does not know that the warrior
who set fire to the tower was Clorinda, he chases her, thinking
she is a man, he finds Clorinda on the sacred walls and says:
TANCRED (with disdain)
I challenge you, daring warrior, to a duel!
CLORINDA
You can turn around and walk away.
TANCRED
No, it's war or death.
CLORINDA
Ok, if this is what you wish.
The sky becomes cloudier, anger and darkness are the art that
prevails in the duel between the two condemned lovers. Each blow
is pure anger and revenge, no love, until one of the two falls
through violence. Tancred hits Clorinda in the stomach, dealing
the fatal blow to her love.
When she falls, out of respect, he catches her body and takes
off his helmet. When Tancred sees that he has hit his beloved
Clorinda, he begins to scream and cry in despair, devastated by
pain. Clorinda is still alive, between life and death and asks
Tancred:
CLORINDA
Now that it has fallen and my value has reached its limit, I
ask you to be baptized in my mother's religion.
TANCRED
Clorinda! I thought you were one of those barbaric warriors,
if I had known it was you, I wouldn't have fought. God,
please!
Tancred begins to pray the Our Father quietly in Clorinda's ear,
after he finishes, he makes the symbol of the cross on her,
takes his rosary and places it around her neck. Clorinda, dying
says:
CLORINDA
The gates of heaven are open to me, in peace I leave this
earthly life.
Clorinda dies, with her gentle soul leaves the body. Tancred
carries his body, the Crusaders see him approaching with the
warrior on his lap, and observe how angry and full of pain he
is, they doubt that Tancred will survive this.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
20 -
From Grief to Hope
37 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP - MORNING
MONTAGE: In a makeshift Catholic church on the mountain a
Christian procession sings Catholic funeral hymns in hill.
Tancred remains in his tent, wracked with grief and refusing to
get up and do anything, depression weighing him down.
Peter, the hermit, walks towards the Italian prince's tent, with
the intention of reviving whoever is dead inside.
PETER
Tancred, I know that a great tragedy of an unhappy love
that something monstrous has fallen upon you, but you are
alive, and she doesn't, you must stand up!
TANCRED
I'm doomed to live, doomed to live in shame and guilt, because
it was I who took her from this world, her beautiful face will
never be seen again the sunlight, because of me! Where now
will our darling and her chastity remain? My savagery was
worse than that beast that never hunted, my only desire is to
join the grave with it.
PETER
Don't listen to me, the one who tells you to get up is your
Creator who didn't take you to the grave with her, because as
long as you live, he still has plans for you. It is he who
calls you from your abandoned path and your sadness, he who
asks me to lift him up!
God gave you a gift, eternal life for you and her in paradise,
you needs to recover from this grief and not suffer two
deaths.
Peter, the hermit gives a vision of Clorinda in heaven, she is
serene, peaceful and happy, she says to Tancred, lying down next
to him:
CLORINDA
See darling, I am safe and happy now, one day you would join
me, so banish despair from your heart. You took me from the
cold, corrupt world and of the war, now I love you, one day,
you will be with me here, under the sun that always shines,
you can live until that day comes with God's love and my love
for you. Now, I can admit that the only thing I loved on earth
was you.
Her eyes shine with the flame of love, in their deep splendor,
Clorinda's vision leaves the human world.
When she is gone, a comfort and warmth of love fills of life
again Tancred, who excitedly gets up and decides to get dressed.
Scene
21 -
Grief and Vengeance: The Aftermath of Clorinda's Death
38 – EXT. CLORINDA’S FUNERAL - AFTERNOON
Clorinda's burial takes place, the procession sings a funeral
hymn, when the noble warrior is placed in a Christian tomb on
the mountain, Tancred says to everyone present:
TANCRED
I can stand up, now that I know my mistake is forgiven
and I can live waiting for the day to join Clorinda's kind
soul, my hand was wicked, but she knows that I loved her, and
I will love her, until I die. So, I must die of love, and what
a happy day it will be!
39 – INT. CLORINDA’S HOUSE, JERUSALEM – MORNING
Rumors of Clorinda's death arrive in Jerusalem, in her noble
house, Arsetes laments without crying, because his heart is
hard, her maids cry over her things, Argante enters the house
and says:
ARGANTE
Arsetes, did you hear about the rumors that we lost our brave
maiden?
ARSETES
Unfortunately, I heard what I didn't want to hear.
ARGANTE (with wrath)
When I realized that I lost Clorinda when the golden gate
closed, in vain I sought and begged our King to open another
gate, she is valuable to us all, but death found her first.
Listen to Jerusalem, listen the God too: I will take revenge
on the French murderer! Tancred's death belongs to me alone,
I will break his heart in half, I will make every vulture know
of his infamy and hand him the pieces of his body.
40 - EXT. SIRON FOREST – NIGHT
SIRON’S MONTAGE: The angry Ismen, walks through the forest of
Sion, not far from the Christian tents. At night the full moon
shines above the heavy sky. At the same time, Frankish troops
are working in the tower, other Christian soldiers sleep in the
tent in fear and nightmares.
The wizard in the middle of the forest casts the following spell
with his wand:
ISMEN
Now, I am strong to invoke the darks arts, close the path for
the crusaders don’t enter and prevent them from crossing the
forest.
Suddenly, with the spell, thousands of goths appeared-part from
refuge of the air, part from the black abysses of earth.
Because of heaven's command, the ghosts flew but because of the
light, they could not advance into the Christian camp, instead,
they built a wall of ghosts surrounding the forest, which
prevents the Crusader army from passing.
41 - INT. ROYAL THRONE, JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Ismen, with his great plan being executed, goes to King Aladine's
throne room and talks to him:
ISMEN
Banish your majesty, the doubts in your mind and heart, your
royal throne is safe at last, wrong are the Franks who think
they will rebuild their war machines.
After that, Ismen detailed his successful spell to the King and
said more:
ISMEN
You will conquer, sitting on your throne, and there will be no
need for a new fight, the Franks will not bear the lack of
resources that the passage through the forest of Siron grants
them, they will soon disperse to Egypt, and together with our
Allies like the proud Circassians, let us turn violence away
from these wretched, war-wounded lands and heal it with a
friendly sky to end violence as well.
King Aladine smiles and says:
ALADINE
Wonderful, I will no longer fear the Christian troops.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
22 -
Divine Intervention in the Face of Darkness
42 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP - NIGHT
We see a mobilization of royal and mercenary troops in Jerusalem,
without any fear. Meanwhile, the pious Godfrey talks to the
bishop at the Christian camp and says:
GODFREY
In the name of God, we must continue attacking this strong
city and let the carpenters build the tower to invade it,
protected by the sentries, tell them to look for firewood in
the forest.
Thus done, when the day dawns, we see two woodcutters going to
get firewood in the forest of Siron, but at the entrance to it
they stop in horror at the sight. They are filled with fear,
like children, when they see monstrous beings and ghosts.
The woodcutters run back to the Christian camp, at the camp,
they try to tell what they saw, but they are so scared that they
cannot form words and the Christian guards laugh at them.
Finally, they decide to follow the woodcutters into the forest,
the sight of the horror of ghosts and monsters, they put the
Christian army in motion: they come with a trumpet, the Christian
soldiers march trembling before chimeras, monsters and ghosts
that guard the entrance to the forest, Prince Willliam leads the
attack, he runs screaming to kill the monsters.
The monsters roar like angry lions and make the ground shake
like an earthquake, they defend the entrance to the forest and
the Christian army is unable to advance on them.
Tancred returns to Godfrey at camp and says:
WILLIAM
Milord, with this horror closing the forest we will die from
drought, I can't ignore the astonishment of the whistles and
roars, I still haven't managed to cut the monsters, even with
my strong adamant sword.
GODFREY
I doubt that you fear these beasts, William.
WILLIAM
I am not afraid, my lord, I will continue fighting to make my
way through the forest and break this haunting spell, even if
it is my way to hell.
GODFREY
I will pray to God, we need help because this fight is not
against flesh and blood, it goes beyond human capacity.
The Crusaders begin to launch, a few meters away from the forest,
fire in the forest with flame arrows from the English troops,
the creatures of darkness move away, smoke reigns in the forest
of Siron. Despite the Crusaders' clever and daring plan, the
ghosts begin to raise the burnt forest again, the ghosts strike
the knight Alcasto and Prince Robert is seriously injured by the
monsters' inflated arrows.
Count Guelfo runs to the camp, Godfrey is kneeling praying in
front of an improvised Catholic altar, he tells you the
horrendous news:
GUELFO
To no avail, my lord, it seems Pluto himself has placed his
throne before you are forests.
As he talks, Tancred hears everything and walks towards him,
after having buried his dear friend. With a vigor of courage,
love and hope renew the best knight of the troops, who says:
TANCRED
We have no other forest to cut, nor another path to cross,
with all my courage, I will join you in the fight.
Godfrey from his prayers raises:
GODFREY
Go into battle and the Lord will act, at the right time,
to free us from this struggle.
CUT TO:
In heavy armor, Tancred goes to the battlefield, full of boldness
and courage:
TANCRED
With wild fire we will scare away these monsters!
He runs and the ghosts turn into the men he killed on the
battlefield, the ghost says:
GHOST
Are you so cruel, Tancred, that even in death you cease to
haunt us? He hurt me so much, and now he can't do that
anymore.
The ghost passes through the knight just as he was about to cut
him in half, Tancred is amazed but recovers. The ghost transforms
into Clorinda and says:
GHOST
Don't leave the tombs of your enemies alone, you're not the
only spirit that lives in this rough, hardened plant. Pagan or
Frank, everyone who lost his life beneath the lofty walls,
doomed to his wood by incarnation new, I cannot tell weather
in soul or flesh.
These twigs and trunks are given soul and sense, and therefore
murderous is your offense!
Tancred fights fiercely with the ghost, despite the horrendous
vision that weakens his strength of his dream that is now dead,
in anger he attacked the ghost, even transformed into his timid
love that he left this earth. He is frozen and a little shook.
Tancred fights and raises his sword, despite the vision that
disturbed his emotions, the ghost returns to its original form.
He tames his fear, a man in love and alone, he leaves the fight
because of the ghost and a cry.
CUT TO:
Tancred returns to Godfrey and talks to him:
TANCRED
Unfortunately, everything the soldiers say about horrible
sounds, horrid sights, and the army of ghosts is true.
Godfrey turns away from them, troubled with thoughts, agitated
he goes to Peter the Hermit:
GODFREY
I am crying out to the Lord for a solution to our serious
problem that can take us out of the siege of the sacred land.
Peter speaks seriously to the distraught Godfrey:
PETER
Banish your daring fancy! only the Lord can free us from this
curse that has been cast, the fatal hour has arrived for us,
our foe will yield and Sion will be taken.
Peter speaks and his burns with a flame that doesn't sound like
human speech. Despite this, the pious Godfrey cannot remain idle
and his mind is invaded by new thoughts.
A sad announcement for already unhappy days, the sun begins to
set, the soldiers return discouraged to their tents and with no
sign in sight that they can hope for better times.
The forest of Siron throws a drought that drains the river in
it that brings water to the well, where the horses are in the
camp. A night of mourning and lamentation falls upon them,
leaving even worse days to follow.
The tyrant of the Judean river, we can see that the crusaders
have difficulty taking their horses to drink water from it. No
lip can be refreshed. The rivers that run through the Siron
forest: not even little Siloam, Po and May reach the camp full,
the rivers begin to dry up.
Once strong, the Christian warriors are weak from thirst and
hunger, animals such as faithful dogs begin to want to die in
the camp. The soldiers start to complain:
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
What is Godfrey waiting for us to start the march back to
Europe? Why do we die here in this senseless war?
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER #2
I think the Franks want us all to die here with weakened
souls, to maintain their regal power.
Prince Robert, covered in wounds, says:
ROBERT
This one that we love calls "pious", it seems that providence
abandoned him, he says that the ways to win this war are
closed and we will die of hunger and thirst.
Prince Clotharius, Greek leader speaks:
CLOTHARIUS
Why must we die here? If Godfrey got so mad in his head, so be
he and his French followers, why should we all be hurt?
Upon hearing this, Godfrey stands up from his tent with the
intention of defending himself, but remembers his heavenly
father and his unshakable faith. The French leader throws
himself on the ground outside his tent and cries out to the
heavens:
GODFREY
Heavenly Father, I pray and ask again, do not abandon us.
I humbly ask you to bring water from the mountain, through the
springs from the forests these men seem to renew their
strength and their confidence in you.
May this prove my worth as your champion until the end of my
life.
Coming from humble and devout desire, this fervent supplication
it is not low, but light and nimble, like a winged a bird, it
flies to Heaven and Throne God. God says from the heavens:
GOD
For a long time, it has endured adversities and dangers: not
anymore. Let hell take these occult arts, and let the whole
world lay its weapons down.
Let a new order of events proceed, of peace and joy. Let there
be rain right now. Let their brave Rinaldo come, and let the
might of Egypt strike to make his worth shine bright.
CUT TO:
Suddenly the clouds begin to cover the sky, but their happy
clouds begin to drop warm waters on the arid land, and the rivers
begin to flow again with heavy rain and thick water, the
Crusaders soldiers and leaders, including Godfrey and Tancred,
run happy for their tent, others drink rainwater, knowing that
the rain is a blessing from heaven for them. They see this as
God's mercy.
A woman drinks rainwater, she was wrinkled from drought, but
soon her skin returns to the days of her youth, thanks to the
faith and mercy of the Heavenly Father.
Genres:
["Drama","Fantasy","War"]
Ratings
Scene
23 -
Divine Mission: The Call to Unite
43 – EXT. SKY – NIGHT
Night falls gentle now upon the crusaders, mother nature rests
in a deep, silent rose.
On her heavenly throne, Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and
lord of lords, is attentive to every disturbance on Earth. With
his fiery eyes, white hair, golden armor.
With a gentle breeze he sends a dream to our pious and chaste
hero, Godfrey. Never has a dream been such a vivid vision and
spectacle for man. Godfrey was in a pasture with a bright sun
rising, accompanied by his friend who died in the war, Hugo. He
is amazed at the sight of nature and the heavenly city, Zion,
in the background.
Godfrey questions his friend:
GODFREY
Hugo, is that you? What show am I in? you don't
died in the war.
HUGO
I died, but God had mercy on my soul and I went to
the heavenly home, where you also go when you die.
Feel welcomed by the heavens.
GODFREY
Thank you, I am grateful that the Lord welcomes me, I am
passing for many fights in his name, and by his will, I will
free the Holy Land from the pagans and banish their Empire.
GODFREY
You were chosen by the Creator to lead the crusaders to this
victory that the eternal mind encompasses everything and
shapes everything, but not alone. You must bring King
Bartoldo's son back from exile.
GODFREY
Rinaldo?
HUGO
Yes, you were chosen as King among all the crusader princes by
the sovereign will of the Lord. The Italian prince, alone,
will be able to put an end to the forest that has fallen
victim to occult arts. When he returns, all the Christian
princes will be at full strength to resume the attack on the
city in a new fight.
The strength of the city will not resist the power of the
Lord, nor will the armies of the East.
GODFREY
You can sense my deepest thoughts, Rinaldo committed a crime,
but I love him enough to allow him return from exile. How
should I proceed to bring him back: pray? to command? to beg?
How can I act fairly and be nice in this situation?
HUGO
The Eternal King, with his mercy and eternal wisdom, asks you
to take Rinaldo when he returns to trial. The Lord will soften
the Guelph's heart so that he will ask you that the young man
be forgiven for his error of lack of moderation, and Rinaldo,
with the consent of all the Crusader princes, can restore his
honor on the battlefield, serving Europe again.
GODFREY
Where will we find Rinaldo, if this is the Lord's will?
HUGO
The King of Kings will use Peter, the hermit keeps his mind
connected with the things of heaven, and if you, my lord, send
any knight you send after Rinaldo to the correct place, where
the Italian prince is held.
In this way, I end our conversation with a reason for joy to
fill your heart: soon a bright and glorious progeny will come
of blood of you both.
Godfrey wakes up from his dreams, with the morning light on his
face. We see him drinking coffee from a bowl at the fire, now
extinguished, the camp is quiet, peaceful and calm, the morning
light sounds joyful and triumphant on the faces of the crusaders.
Godfrey stands up and speaks to the knights, Prince Charles and
the strong and wise, Ubaldo (28).
GODFREY
Good morning vallant knights, Charles and Ubaldo, I hope you
are relaxed, as I have a mission for you both, we goanna find
Rinaldo.
UBALDO
How? We should take his sword, if this is the mission.
CHARLES
I have sure that our King elect by God, has a plan.
When Godfrey is about to speak, Peter the hermit interrupts him:
PETER
I know where young Rinaldo is, across the Rhine Sea,
you will go to the depths of an obscure forest that we have in
Palestine, the good wizard Ascalon will guide you.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
24 -
The Enchanted Forest: A Quest for Rinaldo
44 - INT. PALESTINE FOREST – AFTERNOON
Riding at speed, Prince Charles and the knight Ubaldo enter the
dense and old Palestinian forest, he and Ubaldo talk about the
fights they faced:
UBALDO
I've never faced anything like the magic we're fighting here
in the holy land, from all the war I fought in the North, and
you too, being Danish, have never faced anything like it.
In a tree house, the sorcerer Ascalon comes out and says to
them:
ASCALON
You are great warriors, but for the wild path you take, you
needed me as your guide, Ascalon.
CHARLES
It is you, wizard, that we need to find to find our friend.
Now, Ascalon on his donkey, rides through the forests of
Palestine, crossing valleys behind the Rinaldo with the two
horsemen, Ascalon tells them on the way:
ASCALON
I fell in love with my own witchcraft power, God saved my soul
from his revenge, the eternal fire a long time ago, I was
baptized into the Christian faith and I use my knowledge for
good.
CHARLES
Do you know what that obscure woman did to Rinaldo?
START OF FLASHBACK:
ASCALON (V.0)
The impious Armida, who lives by fraud and her siren song,
took the knights to her castle near Gaza, they were freed by
Rinaldo who fought bravely and then tried to escape from her.
What happened next, is that she, with disdain and wickedness
in mind, decided to enslave Rinaldo, as compensation for the
other slaves she lost. Rinaldo was on his way back to the
Christian camp, but in this forest, the witch uses her own
birds to spy, and with a spell, she made several birds attack
Rinaldo, which caused him to be seriously injured and lose his
sword.
Wounded, he crawled into a cave, unaware that the cave was
another spell of hers, desiring to rest after a fierce battle.
He removed his armor, when he fell asleep he woke up in
Armida's arms, right in the center of the earth, in a place
that seems haunting due to its distance from the surface and
also magical due to the presence of mermaids in the deep
lakes.
In the center of the earth, Armida tried to convince him to
abandon the value of war and give in to his desires for her,
Armida told him to stay with her in the nocturnal nature
forever, and she would be the joy of his life.
Rinaldo could not resist the temptation and Armida, with her
mermaid charm and seduction, never needed to beg a man to
stay, Rinaldo became a captive of lust and a slave to it, deep
down in the earth, as happens with every man in love.
They walked through nature in the center of the earth, the
witch said that she intends to become regent of Damascus, as
soon as her uncle, Idraoetes passes away. With Rinaldo as her
love, she promised him, that he would be her only love, she
will have vast power over these lands for a long time to come.
END of FLASHBACK.
CHARLES
Seductive! Really, only friends can help a love-sick man get
out of the wars of a mermaid who knows how to deceive.
They arrive at Armida's castle:
ASCALON
With God as your protector, Charles and Ubaldo, you will be
able to explore the depths of her mansion and bring the
Italian prince back.
UBALDO
Thank you, Ascalon, for everything.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
25 -
Journey to the Isles of Fortune
45 - INT. ARMIDAS’S CASTLE – TWILIGHT
The day dawned, and winter tomorrow is dry but it doesn't stop
the dawn from rising triumphantly in the sky. Charles and Ubaldo,
slept in the room of Armida's castle, they get up and Ubaldo
says to Charles:
UBALDO
Wake up your highness, we have to continue our search for
Rinaldo.
CHARLES
True Ubaldo, we won't stay too long in the lair
of the wicked sorceress.
As they say this, a sorceress who is a maiden fatal of Armida
appears behind them:
FATAL DAMSEL
Brave knights, do you want to find a happy man? Follow me and
you will found Rinaldo.
UBALDO (with angry)
What did they do to him, damsel?
FATAL DAMSEL
Come with me through the fearless sea, enter the storm
and in the midst of the calm breeze. My lord, who guides men
to his island, sent me to guide them to it.
After that, Charles and Ubaldo, even with suspicion, followed
the maiden, Prince Charles whispers to Ubaldo:
CHARLES
Like an ocean and ship inside this castle?....
The maiden...
When Prince Charles was about to finish speaking, the maiden led
them to the castle's unusual hallway, which when they descend
the castle stairs leads to a vast ocean with a ship waiting for
them.
Even astonished by such a work of sorcery, Charles and Ubaldo
climb aboard the ship, they run on the wooden bridge to reach
its ropes, before the ship to the sea leaves.
When they arrive inside the ship, the King's sailors and vassals
are already preparing to leave, in a magical way, the fatal
maiden is inside the ship and says to them:
FATAL DAMSEL
Prince and Knight, our mighty King has not yet ordered
his subjects to follow his imperial calling. They are
traveling from Egypt to the East, but they are all ready to
fight, under the sun or the moon, if the King calls to protect
him from the war between west and east.
TRAVEL’S MONTAGE: With the movement of an eagle, the ship almost
flew across the Raffia River in Syria. They stopped in Damietta
and saw the effigies across the Nile River. We see the sailors
rowing fiercely across the eastern sea, they crossed the African
coast of Carthage and Crete. They crossed the fatal waters from
Spain to Libya, the sun set four times as Prince Charles and the
Knight Ubaldo traveled in the mysterious crew. Charles and
Ubaldo helped the sailors to navigate in those waters.
CUT TO:
Charles and Ubaldo talk to the fatal maiden, at the bow of the
ship, about the breadth of the world that they knows:
CHARLES
So many islands, a vastness that the Creator must not have
abandoned these fertile lands, so close to the civilization
that Hercules raised with his fist when he defeated the
monsters between Libya and Spain.
FATAL DAMSEL
Countless tribes with different languages, customs and rites,
some even worship the Common Mother, are far from the light of
the gospel, especially close to the Calpe region we arrived,
they are barbarians.
UBALDO
I doubt that Our Lord will deny them the light of the gospel
forever, for he has engraved the law in the hearts of men
since the first days of the earth after the fall of Adam.
Inside the ship, happy sailors pull the sails, the winter fog
leaves the ship and they begin to see what they have dreamed of
after so long at sea: a fatal dawn shows two beautiful Greek
islands, the Isles of Fortune.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
26 -
The Isles of Fortune: Temptation and Triumph
46 - EXT. ISLES OF FORTUNE – MORNING
Inside the ship, happy sailors pull the sails, the winter fog
leaves the ship and they begin to see what they have dreamed of
after so long at sea: a fatal dawn shows two beautiful Greek
islands, the Isles of Fortune, which are lands fertile.
The King, an old bearded man, comes out of his cabin and speaks
to the sailors:
KING #1
Finally, crew! We arrived on these new islands, not yet
mapped, there are the Islands of Fortune, lands so rich and
without a King that we will be able to have all the wealth and
pleasure in the world with them.
The crew says:
CREW (together)
Great news!
The fatal maiden says to Prince Charles and Ubaldo, in an
authoritarian way:
FATAL MAIDEN
You both are prohibited from telling their Christian friends
and spread secrets about the world that are deeply hidden.
CHARLES
Why? we are completely capable
to complete this quest.
FATAL MAIDEN
They are worthy of it, by God yes, but they are not capable
to get out of it without hurting the pride that was once
affected, men never recover. Your skills helped you both
crossing an unknown ocean, but now, the destination
of you is in wild lands.
We see the larger island of Fortuna in front and the smaller
island behind, now Ubaldo and Charles can see the houses on the
islands and their inhabitants, which appear to be deserted. In
the middle of the largest island, there is a Greek palace that
is very beautiful, and it is in the middle of a mountain.
The ship stops on the coast of the island, the sailors get off
happy and enchanted by the natural beauty of the islands. Charles
and Ubaldo notice the large stone staircase to the palace in the
center, which they feel is where they should go.
The two knights look at each other, and as if they knew what
each other was thinking, they quickly descended the ship and did
not follow the sailors home. They begin to climb the stone stairs
to the royal palace.
MONTAGE: We see their long climb before the heat of the
Mediterranean Sea and its warm sun, birds pass over their heads.
When the sun is higher in the sky, Charles and Ubaldo arrive at
the palace, very tired.
The fatal maiden, like magic awaits both at the top, she failed
to scare or slow them down, taking advantage of their tiredness
she transforms into a giant serpent. Prince Charles and Ubaldo
lift her sword, even though they are scared to fight with her.
When they start to fight with the serpent, who dodges the blows,
another beast appears: a giant lion behind it, Charles lowers
his sword and says to Ubaldo:
CHARLES
Our weapons will be useless against these beasts, we are in
God's hands.
Charles holds the snake, strangling it with his hands and a
light comes out of his hand, which turns the snake to dust. More
animals, a formidable army of wild beasts like hippos leave the
palace, Charles and Ubaldo do not let them get down and cross
to enter the palace, killing the animals, using the divine light
that comes out of Charles' hand and scares the beasts.
Inside the palace, Charles and Ubaldo fall exhausted, near an
artificial lake inside. The river is dark and deep, but
transparent enough for the prince and Ubaldo to see the supremacy
of youth, they are surrounded by Greek hills and a youth garden,
soft and cool. The mermaids whisper a sweet and kind song into
the stream, leaving Charles and Ubaldo drowsy.
Half-naked, the hard-hearted mermaids climb to the banks of the
river, a beautiful blonde mermaid, comes out laughing and
whispering in a way that wins anyone's heart:
Happy pilgrims, destiny has brought you here to our enchanted
garden and forget the danger.
UBALDO
What place is this?
MERMAID
Where there is responsibility dies and pleasure lives. Here
you will only fight for love. The bed will be prepared for
you, enter our lake and you will meet our queen.
Other mermaids, three at all, appear to support their friend in
the transgression, aware of where men's desires are born, but
Charles and Ubaldo do not fall for the feminine arts, they
abandon the siren's song and enter the palace more deeply, the
mermaids are upset with the offense and return to the water.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
27 -
A Choice of Duty
47 – INT. FORTUNE’S PALACE – AFTERNOON
The fairy garden is happy, the birds peck at the tree branches,
the fruits fall from the trees, the ground looks like crystal,
the fairies fly from tree to tree, everything is vibrant and
colorful, include the animals. Rinaldo is dressed in a Greek
nightgown, Armida is dazzling in a glittering evening outfit,
she has Rinaldo on her lap and says with tender affection:
ARMIDA
Your soul will become my soul.
Prince Charles and Ubaldo witness the scene of forbidden
affection hidden among the trees in the garden. Armida leaves
Rinaldo in bed and brags to the fairies:
ARMIDA
I am building a great empire, with my islands here and
Damascus which is with my uncle, and with Rinaldo as a
servant, my joy is complete.
Armida, who has her own evil, returns to bed, where Rinaldo is
eating some fruit, kisses him on the cheek and says, in her most
formidable way:
ARMIDA
Honey, don't leave the garden without my permission.
I would love that you see your face, full of joy in mirror.
After that, Armida returns to the garden with the fairies and
to her magic arts, abandon the sport of love. Charles and Ubaldo,
with pompous Armour, run to talk to Rinaldo with friendly
silence, the Italian prince is in love in lonely.
When Rinaldo sees the Danish prince and the knight he is
surprised:
RINALDO
Warriors, in this garden?
CHARLES
You haven't seen weapons in a long time, Rinaldo.
Ubaldo takes his sword out of its sheath and shows Rinaldo his
face, it is when he wakes up to himself, from the witch's charm
and remembers the obligations he left behind, the Italian prince
turns red with shame, that he stands up in a daze, wanting to
drown in the sea.
UBALDO
All of Europe is at war with Asia, those who worship Christ
and long for fame are fighting a hard fight in Syria. But you,
son of Bertoldo, who are imprisoned in this inglorious place,
can have the fame that other warriors desire, being a noble
champion in the holy war.
CHARLES
What lethargy and sleep affected your value? and what
cowardice have you not mastered? We came from the battlefield
at the request of Godfrey, for the sake of the sacred cause,
to seek him to return quickly, and to be our fatal knight to
strike terror in the wicked, to recover his sword that knows
no error.
The brave warrior heard all this, he was surprised, unable to
speak a word, Rinaldo starts looking for his armor in the room
and tries to change his clothes to return to the battlefield,
shame kept him silent. After that, we see Rinaldo leaving with
Charles and Ubaldo, through the mazes of the fairy garden.
The palace has an exit, an ornate silver door that Armida guards
with the fairies. She sees Rinaldo leaving and gets angry, but
doesn't cry, just asks him:
ARMIDA
Man without feelings or words? Why are you leaving me?
Rinaldo ignores her and leaves through the door with Prince
Danish and Ubaldo. Anguish prevents Armida from continuing
speaking, she approaches him, with the intention of using her
love and magic, but says nothing.
Prince Charles, Ubaldo and Rinaldo escape and leave the
mountains of Armida's palace, she decides to chase him, through
the snow-covered mountain, the Muslim princess says, mad and
crying:
ARMIDA
Remorseless man, steal half of me and leave me behind?
I'll give you the other part back, or kill us both straight
away.
UBALDO
It is my lord, who perhaps is not worthy of waiting for you.
She is armed with beauty and tears, now that she has learned
to see and hear she is a mermaid, how will she overcome her
power?
Shyly, Rinaldo goes to Armida, she looks at him seriously, only
for there to be a whisper of hatred and fear between them.
Rinaldo's soul is moved by Armida's crying, she says:
ARMIDA
Don't treat me like a whore, I won't beg like any other woman,
now that you are denying the love that exists between us. If
it is in your power to give, let all your anger live. Now that
you hate me, but you were happy with me it's true, as a pagan
I hated you and I hated Christians. That's why I brought you
to this strange country, far from the war.
Your great shame and your grievous harm:
I deceived you and made you embrace me with my disguise, I
gave you my youth to make you my beautiful lord. Of all the
frauds, I find it difficult to believe that you no longer care
about your land so dear to you, I ask that you stay even if my
faith is yours, my idol and my death.
His calm and timid love, Rinaldo with this tender feeling, which
crushed his heart, the prince was able to respond calmly and
serenely.
RINALDO
Armida, your grief is mine. I would like to extinguish this
low flame in you. I have no hate or disdain. I do not seek
revenge, you are not my enemy or my slave. You have sinned,
but I also sinned in part, because I wanted you, your youth
and beauty. In all the joys and sorrows of my life, you are my
dearest memory. I would be your champion; but in this war in
Asia, my honor, my faith, must come before.
His calm and timid love, Rinaldo with this tender feeling,
which crushed his heart, the prince was able to respond calmly
and serenely.
That said, Rinaldo leaves again with Charles and Ubaldo. The
witch walks back to the mountain and looks at her palace,
angrily:
ARMIDA
He says it's mine, but he still leaves me here, this could be
the end of our shame, but no! He is not Sofia's son, go,
wicked man, with the peace you wished for me. Like a fury my
flame will burn you and like a snake I will haunt you. His
destiny is battle, may Armida's name be the last one he thinks
and speaks when he dies on the field.
Rinaldo walks, torn between his love and the war he needs to
fight, very bitter. The witch Armida, no arts other than feminine
ones, she lies down and is sad, but determined to take revenge,
she returns to her fairy garden and walks to the palace.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Romance","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
28 -
Armida's Vow of Vengeance
48 – INT. FAIRIES GARDEN - NIGHT
Armida talks to the fairies in her garden:
ARMIDA
I should make him pay for this offense,
master, make him pay for his contempt.
If I'm still alive, it's for the hope of my revenge
for the distress he caused me.
Armida summons with her hand after saying horrendous words, 300
deities of Hell. The garden is covered in clouds, the sun begins
to appear in the cold winter night, in the middle of these gloomy
clouds, Armida's carriage comes out, very real and spectacular.
The sorceress dresses in the royal clothes of an Arab Queen, she
looks stunning. Several maids and knights follow behind her
carriage, the garden disappears and becomes an ordinary royal
room.
She says to the servants:
ARMIDA
Yes, I must go, before the King of Egypt moves his Eastern
troops to war, I will seek revenge and keep my self-respect
and honor lasting.
I blame my uncle, my guardian for making me a wicked woman. My
daring nature and my sex, prevent me from accepting without
reacting, I will make him pay for his lust, he will taste my
anger and my disgust.
ARMIDA’S TRAVEL: With her servants and knights, she leaves the
palace displaying all her royal wealth. She traveled, without
rest, throughout the Mediterranean across the icy countryside,
accompanied by friendly armies and shields.
49 – EXT. TURKEY’S TRAVEL - MORNING
Where Judea ends, fabulous Egypt rises on the River Nile, not
as grand as it was in antiquity, in its days in the Middle Ages.
Far from the court in the capital of Egypt, the powerful King
is sovereign in the troops of the West, over the lands of North
Africa, he rides with his courtiers and soldiers towards Turkey,
after breaking ties with the Greek Empire.
EGYPT’S TROOPS MONTAGE: The King of Egypt, in his grand armor,
marches towards Turkey with his troops, accompanied by two
Satraps, followed in line by four Egyptian generals and their
battalions with ornate uniforms, the Circassian mercenaries,
Arab troops with less ornate uniforms on the Indian style, Black
Eritrean troops and lastly, Ethiopian troops.
Then the vassals of the King of Egypt such as the Sultan of
Ormus and his wife, and the best royal warriors, all valiant
men, led by the Prince of Armenia. The King loved all his
soldiers and vassals, and treated them well.
The troops were marching when Armida, with her own troops,
appeared in front of them and frightened them.
Then the vassals of the King of Egypt such as the Sultan of
Ormus and his wife, and the best royal warriors, all valiant
men, led by the Prince of Armenia. The King loved all his
soldiers and vassals, and treated them well.
The troops were marching when Armida, with her own troops,
appeared in front of them and frightened them. Armida, was
splendid in her robe, her vision, disdain, severity, makes
different people love her.
The King's vassals try to approach her, but Armida pulls their
carriages towards the King of Egypt and speaks to him:
ARMIDA
Sovereign King. I also came to fight for my fatherland and
faith. A woman yes, but also a Queen.
Sovereign king. I also came to fight for my fatherland and
faith. A woman yes, but also a Queen. A Queen who masters all
the royal arts, worthy of him. I'm trying to stop, not the
first time it hurts my heart, a great man who carries the
Cross and I'm looking to put an end to him.
Deep in the mysteries of the dragon, it has great power to
achieve our victory against Europe. But Rinaldo, who is fierce
and strong, killed my guards and freed the Christians he held
in my noose.
You must know about the fame of this noble warrior, he is a
heartless man. You must know about the fame of this noble
warrior, he is a heartless man, one day I will tell him about
the flame of ancient anger that he awakened in me, but at the
moment I summarize everything: I seek revenge.
So, dear, I will present as much of my treasure and guerdon
that I can give, to the brave one who overthrows him. I
promise with all my heart and by our faith in Muhammad.
KING OF EGYPT
May Heaven forbid, that you with such feminine grace and
beauty, have to kill a man who disturbs you, that someone else
does it for you. Messenger of his anger, brave and swift, I'll
offer you his head, a humble gift.
The pieces of his body will feed the crows, my strong Queen.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
29 -
Embracing Destiny
50 - EXT. PALESTINE – AFTERNOON
Meanwhile, Rinaldo travels on a ship back to Jerusalem,
accompanied by Charles and Ubaldo; he is satisfied with his
choice, the further away from Armida's dangerous influence he
gets. On the same path that made him get lost, the Italian prince
finds his way.
The ship stops in the sea of Palestine, the three Christian
knights walk back to the camp. There, they are received with
shouts of cheers (BACKGROUND), other Christian soldiers approach
them and hug and salute them.
51 - EXT. PALESTINE FOREST – AFTERNOON
The ancient forest that made Rinaldo finds the mermaid that led
him to perdition, he listens beautiful songs again, Rinaldo
walks towards the forest, in it he meets the wizard Ascalon, old
man, who says:
ASCALON
Hello, young knight. It's not a siren song that took you
for the condemnation of seduction, but it's the call of his
great mission that will save your honor in this holy war.
RINALDO
I need to be armed to the height of the great deed that was
granted to me. So that I can carry out a great assault on
Jerusalem, tear down its fortress built by the greed of men. I
feel this is my destiny and purpose, and well prepared for it
I must be.
ASCALON
It's time to see the shine of the armor that was prepared for
your mission. Just like your ancestors and your great lineage,
put on the armor and be quick! I must arouse and hasten your
still dormant worth.
Ascalon shows Rinaldo's grand armor that is in a tree, made of
noble arts, ornamented with gold and gray, in the Roman style.
Ascalon speaks of Rinaldo's lineage:
RINALDO
Your family come from the goods lords of Ferrara, whose
ancestors fought against the dragon Atilla and began in the
descent of Emperor Augustus. May the valiant spirit of your
ancestors guide you against the East.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
30 -
A Quest for Redemption
52 - INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
Rinaldo returns to the camp with his new armor and charged with
the spirit of brave men, his heart is crushed by the high
demands. Prince Charles, hands over his fatal sword to Rinaldo:
CHARLES
Take your sword back, and only use it in the name of the
Christian faith.
Rinaldo nods, he is grant for it.
RINALDO
I must to fulfill my mission, in name of Heaven.
And to bring peace, tranquil, order to the holy city.
CHARLES
You must speak with Godfrey now, who is waiting for you in his
tent, that you honor the heroes of past with your life.
While Rinaldo walks, Ubaldo comments to Charles:
UBALDO
The path is uncertain, and there is only a small light of
hope, coming from the heavens to guide us through this dark
fog of war.
CHARLES
The East will come with all its strength against us, the
longer it takes us to liberate Jerusalem, we need to establish
peace and reign in the holy land, and we will have vengeance
noble in the name of Christ, against the pagans.
We see the ancient Palestinian forest glow with hopeful light,
Ascalon watches young Rinaldo, walk towards good Godfrey's tent,
to bring positive news.
53 – INT. CHRISTIAN CAMP – NIGHT
In Godfrey's tent, Ronaldo asks for forgiveness for his bad
behavior:
RINALDO
Milord, out of jealousy of honor I fought and took the life of
a fellow warrior. I am sorry that I hurt you so much, but I
regret it, and with great sadness my spirit has been consumed
by it.
I am ready to obey, to earn your grace again.
Godfrey smiles and touches Rinaldo on the shoulder:
GODFREY
Let's not talk about evil memories, let's forget the past. Now
I ask of you what your great valor has not yet told you: you
must destroy the monsters that have made the forest
impenetrable.
The ancient forest, which we need to rebuild our war machines,
has become closed with a terrible spell. You must show your
worth now, may God guide you to make your way through it.
The young knight leaves his tent and the Crusader prince greets
him with joy and love, because their hope is renewed by his
presence.
When he is alone, Peter the hermit speaks to Rinaldo:
PETER
Good prince, you have been wandering for a long time, you must
much what created the world. He brought you here, a poor, lost
sheep, and took you in his powerful, quiet wings. After
Godfrey, he made you the second executor of his will.
Only God's grace can make what is dirty clean, humbly ask him
for forgiveness for your failures and sins.
After hearing this, Rinaldo became sad and thoughtful, he
returned to his tent.
54 – EXT. MOUNT OLIVIER - MORNING
The next morning, he climbed Mount Olivier, accompanied by the
mist of dawn, knelt down and pray to God, on your knees.
RINALDO
May God have mercy on my soul, I blessed by the sky
And the Creation that the Lord give to us.
RINALDO’S MONTAGE: After Rinaldo's confession, the ground begins
to shake like an earthquake, the ghosts in the forest, monsters
and giants begin to disappear. Rinaldo opens his eyes after his
prayer and sees a beautiful, divine and uncorrupted dawn.
Rinaldo, standing from the top of the mountain, watches knights
less strong than them, amazed at the new vision of the ancient
forest, with the mist of evil leaving, giving way to glorious
light. Rinaldo has his cape transfigured by a new glorious cape,
after his prayers.
The ancient forest now has animals running through it again, a
beautiful river runs through the middle of it, a wonderful stone
bridge crosses the forest, ancient plants and the solitude of
nature enchant the place.
From the mountain, the prince sees a vision with his beloved
Armida. She is distressed but happy to see him:
ARMIDA
At least it came back to me.
You, the one I want to forget.
Why are you here? to see the sadness of my days,
my long, and loveless nights?
Why does he hide in his armor and helmet?
Will you be my lover again or are you my enemy?
Remove your helmet, show me your face.
The prince takes off his helmet with sadness, and has to face
Armida's sad face. Still on guard, the knight decides to descend
the mountain, ready for war. Armida speaks angrily:
ARMIDA
Raise your sword, merciless man, I will not stop him from
hurting me to the point of taking my blood.
You will find on this road my heart on your sword and the
martyrdom that you deserves.
The prince now has his vision transformed and his love
disappears, he saw in the BACKGROUND, Armida's army arriving
from behind the forest, with countless maiden and knights.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure","Romance"]
Ratings
Scene
32 -
Preparation for Siege
55 – INT. CHRISTIAM CAMP – MORNING
In jubilation, the camp welcomes him back, Rinaldo talks in the
center of the camp with the good Godfrey:
GODFREY
I went, I saw, I overcame the evil forest.
Our men can go cut wood, the forest roads are safe now.
CUT TO:
MONTAGE: Crusader lumberjacks go into the forest, cut down their
logs, and begin charging to repair and build more war machines.
They are led in the construction of weapons that are better than
before, by their best architect who works in Egypt, he is in
charge of the construction of the weapons. The architect looks
at sheets, with no construction plan to invade Jerusalem. Soon,
after a few days, three new siege weapons are built and
fortified.
All this cross movement did not escape the eyes of the Circassian
mercenaries, three at all, who observe the camp from afar,
because the crusaders have guards around it. The mercenaries
noted that they were building new weapons, but could not
understand the scale of the threat to the Muslims. King Aladine's
army also fortifies its own machines in this middle ground.
56 – INT. JERUSALEM - AFTERNOON
The sorcerer Ismen meets two more sorcerers, aware of the end
of his spell, he thinks he can continue the desecration of the
forest or the crusaders, somehow, he says to the sorcerers, with
fierce fire:
ISMEN
The crusaders gained a new blessing from the heavens, the
battle will resume.
The sorcerer Ismen meets two more sorcerers, aware of the end
of his spell, he thinks he can continue the desecration of the
forest or the crusaders, somehow, he says to the sorcerers, with
fierce fire:
ISMEN
The crusaders gained a new blessing from the heavens,
the battle will resume.
A messenger from Egypt passes to the left of the Christian camp,
but the guards grab him and intercept his message. In his tent,
Godfrey read the intercepted letter to his guards:
GODFREY
“To the Lord of Judea, greetings from King of Egypt...”
We can no longer delay the siege, we received this grace of
good providence, we are going to start invading Jerusalem,
right now, call the captains, I will designate who will be
responsible for each tower.
MONTAGE: The Crusaders army spends the next few days finalizing
their siege weapons, and setting out on the march for the final
attack, they have sacrificed many hours of sleep, pleasure and
rest, being worthy of the final attack.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
33 -
The Siege of Jerusalem: A Night of Valor
57 - EXT. JERUSALEM – NIGHT
BATTLE OF INVASION’S MONTAGE: In prayer, Godfrey marches at the
front of the Crusader army. The pagans are prepared in front of
the strong gates of Jerusalem. Raymond leads the attack on the
tower from the front, Camillus attacked Jerusalem from behind
with another siege tower, the Muslims are surprised to see two
more towers, heavily armed surrounding the city on the east and
west, a total siege with thousands of soldiers Europeans
following.
With great violence, the Muslims try to slow down the Europeans
with stones and bow and arrows, but the crusaders with all their
power and courage, led by Raymond and Camillus, jump on the
walls and kill the Muslim guards, thus, they begin to invade the
city.
On the walls of Jerusalem, souls leave bodies and countless
lives are taken on both sides, nothing is heard except the scream
of despair and the silence of death.
With great anger and fury, the Saccharens leave the main gate
of Jerusalem to attack the Crusader troops, but the French show
great courage and resilience, led by the counts, they repel the
Saccharen attack.
Rinaldo watches the battle from a distance, together with
Godfrey, fearing that such a risk is inferior to his value, he
realizes that he needs to support his companions, he joins,
riding with the late Dudon's volunteers and says:
RINALDO
What a shame, that this wall does not fall in this war.
Let's gather our shield against this storm, and make it count
our suffering and everything we risk for this holy war.
The noble warriors agree. Rinaldo lets his courage shine and
rides with his knights against the walls of the holy city. He
fights against all obstructions and the falling gates, he fights
with Godfrey’s brother, Eustace, he wins and the walls of the
main gate fall, and a passage appears in the middle of the
collapsing stones.
Opening in the main gate leads Arab troops, leader by Suleiman,
to pay attention to this crusading advance. Godfrey climbs a
tower, enters it and ends up killing the Muslim soldiers on the
city wall, violently. If there was a sound, the walls of the
holy city began to give way, Godfrey, with his strategy, is
winning the battle.
If you now see the flames of battle on the walls of Jerusalem,
the fire shines and the evil Ismen, knows that the one loved by
God, Godfrey, is winning the war. With two witches as servants,
Ismen again intends to use black magic to prevent the Christian
victory. He climbs the walls with them, without fear of the
amazing Godfrey, ready to cast a spell on the crusading troops.
The sky grows dark in the middle of the night, and the smoke of
war clouds the vision of the troops on both sides. The evil,
furious spirits are prevented from intervening by a sun that
shines in the midst of the shadows and return to hell, out of
fear of the Creator.
The sorcerer Ismen, in a perverse way, together with his
sorceresses, begin to say horrible things to bewitch the
Crusader troops, but when he is about to cast the spell, a
Crusader catapult throws stones at the wall of Jerusalem,
killing him, the sorceresses and ending up overthrowing them.
walls that protect the sacred city.
The sound of the wall falling like a storm is heard, Godfrey and
the Crusaders enter Jerusalem and abandon the gates and walls,
the Crusaders continue using catapults to bring it down, inside
the city, Suleiman cries with the Arabs, lamenting the fall of
the walls.
In the center of Jerusalem, the angel Michael appears in
Godfrey's eyes with great light:
MICHAEL
The time has come to recover Zion, the Lord will give you more
strength to end this battle.
Look at these brave warriors who fought for Christ, and
eternally blessed will be their souls, the crusaders
will have a glorious end. In memory of Gudon and all who died
for this holy cause.
We see the smoke and mist covering Jerusalem, warriors like
Rinaldo enter it, either by climbing the fallen wall, or entering
through the gate. The Christian squad celebrates the victory,
and Suleiman, out of prudence, retreats with his Arab troops,
but still intends to fight. We hear the crusaders singing victory
in the BACKGROUND and celebrating the occupation of the city.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
34 -
Duel of Destiny in Jerusalem
58 – INT. JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Prudence or death made the Muslim soldiers run and leave the
walls toppled, only the obstinate and strong Argante continues
to fight, between the conquered gates. His face is dauntless,
not yet frightened by horror.
Before the others came with sword, Tancred appeared with sword,
cutting at the gate, it took a while, but the wild Circassian,
recognized the rival who missed their duel.
ARGANTE
You came to fight anyway;
will you keep your promise this time?
You return, not as a warrior, but as a builder of war
machines, you, killer of women, will not escape my hand.
Good Tancred smiles with fierce disdain:
TANCRED
Yes, I arrived late, but you will soon regret that I arrived
in time to fight you. It wasn't cowardice or fear that stopped
me from fighting you last time. Stop, you who killed brave
knights, I dare you.
ARGANTE
Let's fight, as you wish, whether in the desert or a crowded
place, nothing will stop my sword.
Argante begins to fight with Tancred, the Christian warrior
protects himself with his large shield, he retreats, taking
Argante to a place away from the victorious crusading crowd.
Tancred takes Argante to a place empty of people, open like an
open-air theater, surrounded by two hills in Jerusalem. The
tough fight continues. In the middle of the fight, Argante smells
the fire of the city's fall and laments, which Tancred, who
respects the warrior, stops fighting and says:
TANCRED
Are you going to tremble now, Argante? You know your time has
come!
ARGANTE
I am sorry that the queen of Judea has been conquered. I tried
in vain to stay away from the ruin in my life, what the
heavens saved for me, her head is a small reward in the face
of my heartbreak.
Argante regains his strength and attacks Tancred again, with
enormous magnitude, Tancred dodges Argante's savage blows.
Standing firm to Tancred, Argante shows his horrible strength,
with stealthy entries he tries to hit Tancred with his blows.
Both of their bodies collide with the impact of their fight.
They move away to get away from the impact of the collision,
Tancred is overcome with shame for his great delay in fighting,
from his shame, he draws strength to hit Argante, who dodges the
blow and uses his speed to attack Tancred.
Tancred decides to climb further up the hill, realizing that
height is the answer to him defeating a beast, along with his
European swordsmanship. Argante rises behind him for another
blow, savagely with his shield, Tancred pushes the Argante beast
back, the hill shakes at the ferocity of the men.
By skill or luck, Argante knocks down Tancred's shield, Tancred
without protection hits Argante's left thigh in a blow of pure
survival. The fight continues, both men moving out of pure rage
to keep fighting. Tancred defends himself from Argante's wrath,
continuing to climb, until Argante stumbles due to his injury
and the Christian warrior strikes a blow to the savage
Circassian's chest.
Argante falls to the ground, without hope and knowing that the
day of his death has arrived. Tancred picks up his shield again,
kneels near Argante's body and says a silent prayer to God for
his miraculous victory. Argante, still alive, tries to get his
knife to hit Tancred, who punches him in the head:
TANCRED
Do not abuse my mercy.
Tancred descends the hill victorious and gazes upon the temple
of ancient King Solomon.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
35 -
Chaos and Conquest in Jerusalem
59 – INT. JERUSALEM - NIGHT
In the city of Jerusalem, in great confusion with the Crusade
invasion, with Muslims and Crusaders fighting in the middle of
the streets of the holy city, the common people try to sneak
into the temples of the city of Christ, away from the blood and
fights in the streets.
Rinaldo, even tired, with his knights like Eustace, gloriously
makes his way through the Muslim soldiers, they take the Muslim
soldiers to hide in the temple and there they kill them, with
the great power of a storm.
Suleiman with Arab troops take King Aladine escorted to King
David's tower, they do it in a hurry:
SULEIMAN
Come on your majesty, we need to protect ourselves from the
invasion inside the tower.
ALADINE
Poor me, in a barbaric way they end my reign in Jerusalem. I
lived and governed, I wish I had lived and governed more, it
seems that this is our fateful day.
SULEIMAN
Where is your majesty courage?
In the name of Allah, we need to resist until the end, let's
give your tired body some rest.
King Aladine is accompanied by a few hundred believers of Islam,
they run into it, and with swords the Arabs block the door of
the main room of tower, the Muslim soldiers pick up furniture
to block the entrance in a strong manner.
The Crusaders, led by Raymond, pursue the Arab troops to the
tower. The Arabs, with great anger, are able to delay the
Crusaders and manage to enter and lock the tower. The unstoppable
Rinaldo arrives with his troops to fight with them, but Godfrey
touches his oliphant and they leave in retreat.
The Crusader troops gather in the center of the conquered city,
Godfrey with good humor says:
GODFREY
Let us rest, the Almighty God gives us the victory, and it’s
nothing more to fear. Tomorrow we will conquer the great tower
that is the laughable hope of the pagans.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","War","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
36 -
Betrayal at Dawn
60 – INT. DAVID TOWER – NIGHT
Suleiman tries to encourage the frightened Arab troops, King
Aladine is increasingly obstinate in resisting:
SULEIMAN
The King is safe, and with him alive, our city still lives, we
will be able to defend the tower from Christian criminals, let
all of Africa and Asia get here.
ALADINE
Godfrey and his European cronies will get surprised by Egypt's
strength.
61 – INT. JERUSALEM – DAWN
The pious Godfrey talks to young Vanfrino, Tancred's squire, at
a temple in city, who says:
VANFRINO
Arabs attacked my master Tancred after his hard fight with
Argante, I lost him my lord, in the middle of the battle, I am
very sad.
GODFREY
Hold back your crying, Vanfrino, God will reward Tancred and
you too for your resistance, now I ask you to go to the
Egyptian camp and see how much of Asia is on the way.
VANFRINO
Yes, my lord.
62 – INT. EGYPT CAMP – DAWN
Vanfrin, send like a spy, who is slightly faster, runs towards
the Egyptian camp and observes from a few meters away: the camp
is heavily armed with Asian troops, Vanfrin studied the army and
men, he observes with determination the enemy troops.
Vanfrin observes the Christian knight, Ormond, talking to the
King of Egypt, in middle of desert outside of camp:
ORMOND
I fought alongside the French captain who destroyed the forces
of Asia, I will hand over his head, so we can have a future of
peace.
KING OF EGYPT
Are you sure, warrior, that you can take down this man?
ORMOND
I come back with the victory, or I don't come back.
My reward is displaying his weapons in Cairo.
KING OF EGYPT
I will be indebted to a man
who has a risky mission.
ORMOND
Prepare your counterfeit weapons, because the day of our
attack has arrived.
KING OF EGYPT
They’re ready.
Vanfrin heard the two men's horrible conversation, and the young
squire get shaken by the betrayal on the Christian side.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
37 -
Plots and Heartstrings
63 – INT. EGYPT CAMP – DAWN
The wicked Queen Armida, in a lofty throne and beautiful white
dress, sits in the Egyptian camp, she talks to Asian knights and
their maidens, who are lying on Indian pillows. She says to her
companions:
ARMIDA
Soon, I believe I will have my revenge, and anger can be as
sweet as love.
TISAPHERNE
I believe that one of my men would be able to take away the
great value and courage of this warrior who hurt you.
ADRASTES
Soon, let's find out who is low value of the two of us, dear
Armida, I only fear God and unrequited love.
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Vanfrin, takes a closer look across the desert, at the Egyptian
camp and there was Armida's conversation against Rinaldo's life
with the Asian knights, but he is not able to hear their evil
plot. Armida leaves the camp, with these two souls tied together
in the wrath she unleashed.
Vanfrin walks away from the camp, his head racing with ideas of
fraud and stratagems, before he is seen, the wind of providence
reminds him of the danger of his spy mission.
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Armida hangs out with the Asian knights in a real way, they talk
to her as if she were friends:
ADRASTES
I promise ma'am, that we will bring Rinaldo and Godfrey's
heads to you, if this allows us to be a happy knight with our
damsel afterwards, we will put an end to these European
barbarians.
64. - INT. SHEPHERDS HILL – MORNING
On the way back to Jerusalem, Vanfrin riding his horse, meets
Princess Erminia, riding a donkey in a simple but still beautiful
and regal manner, at hill of shepherds in Palestine. At first,
the Christian squire fears her, but Erminia calms him down.
ERMINIA
Hello Vanfrin, I see what I saw in the wanderings of Christian
knights through Türkiye. For a long time, I have watched the
Christian troops, I have also served your knight Tancred.
Vanfrin recognizes her kind face and smiles:
VANFRIN
It's a pleasure to see you again.
ERMINIA
Here I have lived turbulent nights and disconcerting days, if
you are returning to Jerusalem after spying on the Egyptians,
I would like to know if you have already discovered their high
treason against the lives of the leader Godfrey and Rinaldo.
Vanfrin fears that Erminia is pretending and won't help him at
all, but the squire takes a deep breath and asks:
VANFRIN
Do you know what their plan is against our leaders?
The maiden reveals:
ERMINIA
Eight warriors of the court they are, led by strong Ormond,
out of hatred and their own reasons, they will enter the midst
of Godfrey's bodyguards, and as Asia and Europe clash once
again in a religious war, they will be cowardly killing
Godfrey.
When they take off their helmet, the pagan entity that plots
against the lives of men will reveal itself... I abandoned
Asia and its hatred against the West, out of disgust for these
cruel plans, but also out of my own shaken heart.
VANFRIN
Woman of little faith, do not hide from me the reasons why you
are wandering like a lost maiden through these lands marked by
pain.
ERMINIA
Without my throne that is in Antioch, I have lost myself and I
admit, I am almost losing my mind. As you well know, your lord
Tancred helped me regain the throne of Antioch, he consoled me
in my sadness, and the flame of love in my eyes, which you
yourself noticed and my tormented mind, knew that I was in
love.
But Tancred does not return this love, because that was not
the way he loved me. I even foolishly went after him, but I
ended up here with the shepherds to console myself for this
unhappy passion, and here I took refuge. This is my sad story,
often in servitude, then free, I was dragged by my old chains.
VANFRIN
It moves me, the unhappy fate of a beautiful maiden. Get out
of here, darling, find a new place to be happy, I don't want
you here, why don’t convert the Christian Faith?
ERMINIA
If your faith could guide me better, I will.
TRAVEL’S MONTAGE: In this way, Erminia continued her journey,
talking to Vanfrin throughout the day.
Genres:
["Fantasy","Adventure","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
38 -
A Moment of Love Amidst Despair
65 - EXT. PALESTINE – AFTERNOON
On the way to Jerusalem, Tancred lies looking like a Christian
knight. Vanfrin doesn't recognize him at first, he only notices
that Arab soldiers are trying to approach the body. Vanfrin
shouts:
VANFRIN
Stay away, pagans, from this warrior of Christ! he's already
fallen and he has nothing to knock down... Tancred is hurt!
Erminia, shaken when she realizes that the man she loves is
seriously injured and lying on the side of the road in the middle
of the woods, runs to him and covers him with her cloak.
Erminia, tears begin to overflow on Tancred's body, the Arab
soldiers move away from the maiden's lament.
ERMINIA
Tancred, what cruel fate has put you in this situation?
I found it and it seems like I lost it forever.
I love everything about you, I goanna cheat the death
And with lovely light bring you most close to me.
Tancred, who is still alive, says to Erminia, but very hurt that
he doesn't recognize her:
TANCRED
Gentle girl, who comforts me from my bitter suffering,
if I am dying, I ask for one last kiss goodbye to this life.
Erminia kisses him through tears, the kiss revives Tancred, who
is still weak and closes his eyes in exhaustion. Vanfrin notices
and says:
VANFRIN
It's not today that my lord goes to God's house, let’s do
something about it, instead of cry. Take care of him and I
gonna bring Crusader troops before that get dark.
Erminia nods, the Muslim princess bandages Tancred's wounds,
love makes unusual bandages, and keeps him warm in her cloak.
Tancred begins to recognize Erminia and remembers his duel with
Argante:
TANCRED
Erminia.... is that you, lovely lady? We shouldn't leave
Argante's body, which fought bravely, left to the crows.
At this moment, the princess lies down next to him to help
Tancred get up, it is getting dark and Vanfrin returns with
troops of Christian knights, who help the princess to put Tancred
on his feet, the crusaders, two in total, put Tancred on a cart
lying down, Erminia climbs into the cart and stays next to him.
66 – INT. JERUSALEM – NIGHT
Vanfrin meets with the good Godfrey and the Christian princes
in a square in Jerusalem, with a bonfire in the center, he tells
of the evil plans against the commander's life:
GODFREY
I thank Vanfrin, that's why I asked you to spy on the
infidels, we need to know how much of Asia is on the way, but
what you discovered was a high and infamous betrayal.
VANFRIN
Milord, from the number of troops they have, many medium
soldiers and some brave knights, I believe that in two days or
less, all of Egypt's troops will be here. They has already
reached the troops who say they are Immortals and are their
greatest warriors.
RAYMOUND
Commander, I advise that we no longer postpone the attack on
the tower until dawn, and instead begin our final assault
soon.
WILLIAM
And what will we do with Ormond and his Judas troop?
GODFREY
Let's expose the traitors, change the uniforms of the
bodyguards and they will be exposed for their own fraud.
BALWDIN
Godfrey, God has rightly chosen the wisest, sternest and
friendliest soul among us to lead the Christian princes
against the Muslims, all the pagans from the East will come to
fight, and they will all have to surrender to the power of God
in your live. At the sound of the trumpet of our weapons, they
will soon surrender in the tower, we will take the entire
city.
67 – INT. JERUSALEM - DAWN
The sun has risen and mortals go back to work. From the Tower
of David, the Arab troops know that Egyptian support is arriving
from the smoke of the mountain in front of the city. This renews
their hope, and they begin to curse angrily (BACKGROUND),
offending the Crusaders a few kilometers away from the tower
through the window.
The Frankish troops soon understood the reason for the threat
and this renewal of Arab forces: the Egyptian troops marching
towards the holy city.
A Frankish soldier runs towards Tancred and says:
FRANK SOLDIER
Commander, let's start attacking soon, the Egyptian troops are
marching towards us!
GODFREY (with prudence)
Let’s the sun shine most strong in the sky, rest until
The moment right.
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As the sun rise high in the morning, Godfrey placed his troops
in battle formation at the entrance to Jerusalem. The noble
Raymond with his troops, gathers the Christian and Jewish
population of the city behind the soldiers, to be part of the
liberation of the city for the Christian and Jewish people, a
great group.
Godfrey is in the middle of the infantry and cavalry of the
troops at the front, other European troops climb into the
mountains of the holy city with archers in the last row, in
combat formation. Rinaldo is the commander in front of Tower of
David, with the troops of volunteers, with Eustace in his side,
both on horseback. Eustace says for Rinaldo:
EUSTACE
The end of a great war is under your command too, my lord.
They will attack as if they have nothing to lose, and our best
tactic is to resist and deftly destroy the Arab troops.
The pious Godfrey gives a final speech in front of all the
troops, all the men capture his words.
GODFREY
The scum and menace of Jesus' enemies, we dear
conquerors of the East, a happy day God has prepared for us.
God in his merciful providence will deliver the rebels into
our hands today.
Those who will come for the war, they came naked;
And have neither strong or art, they only have wrath.
I see swords tremble, shields already clash,
And in that camp, all of their banners flee.
I know the dubious move, the hesitant sound;
By well-know sings I see them all death-bound.
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Rinaldo gives the following speech to his troops:
RINALDO
I am captain of brave men, there is no anger Arab
that can stop us, we will fight once again and we will win,
you came from as far away as France or Ireland, and returned
with victory for your families!
After fiery words, a calm and bright light invades the Crusaders,
brought by a light from Heaven. The Arab troops, leader by
Suleiman, with great fury, start to attack the Crusaders and
defend the tower, they shoot arrows.
CUT TO:
Egypt's troops move without haste, the angels protected and fly
over the crusading troops; a last decisive battle begins. The
General of Egypt plays the oliphant, and the troops from Asia
begin to attack the troops from Europe, with great violence.
Tisapherne says to his troops of India:
TISAPHERNE
Do not fear, we will make them tremble with our shadows.
We need save the Asian women of shame of rape, adulterous,
Save our lands of Europe, you are still champion of Asia,
You will keep our fame in this battle, against barbarians
Thieves!
The Christian troops touch their oliphants and begin to move
against the violence of arrows and spears from Asia, the
Crusaders defend the conquered Jerusalem with their shields and
catapults that they launch against the soldiers of Asia.
LAST BATTLE’S MONTAGE: Despite the beast movement of the troops
from Asia, the Christian resistance is powerful, a spectacle of
death begins in the mountains, forests and around Jerusalem in
Palestine, the vast majority of those killed on the battlefield
are soldiers from Asia, who cannot resist the power of
Christians, is a true horror, but also hopeful for the side of
Christ. The Christian infantry and cavalry rush hopefully into
battle, some soldiers pray while is in fight.
The Persian troops fight with the Frankish troops, victims of
their own anger and pride, the Persian leader dies alongside his
beloved warrior wife, who went to war with him. Valuable and
courageous men on both sides fight for their family and faith.
One of the strongest on the Asian side, Altamor, knocks down
several Christian knights with his blows, until he is stopped
by the good Raymound who kills him.
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The conspirator Ormond, with his troop of knight traitors,
enters the midst of Godfrey's bodyguards, who no one dares to
attack his power on the Asian side, to give the Christian
commander the kiss of Judas.
The good Godfrey, when he sees the white and gold uniforms of
the soldiers, knows that they are traitors and says:
GODFREY
Here it is, the traitors who hope to disguise themselves to
deceive me.
Godfrey, without mercy, kills Ormond, his other bodyguards also
skillfully kill Ormond's other knights, that's where they find
their tomb.
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The flame shines on weapons in the Palestinian sun, with the
impact of shields, spears and arrows on both sides. Baldwin
fights with fierce Muleasses. Fighting with a barbarian leader,
Baldwin proves all his power in being able to resist his wrath.
Tisapherne finds no enemy worthy, being a very skilled champion,
and many Christian lives he takes.
The scale of the conflict keeps fear and hope at equal levels.
The battlefield is littered with fallen helmets, broken spears,
swords on bodies and broken shields, dead horses, a desolate
sight.
There is no crying over the bodies, no fury, just murmurs of
anger, fury and resentment on the tongues of the men who still
fight on the battlefield.
68 – INT. JERUSALEM – NOON
With very shiny weapons, beautiful helmets and very well armed,
the Arab troops give Rinaldo and his Christian soldiers a hard
time in front of the Tower of David, led by Suleiman.
They receive support from the black soldiers of Ethiopia, who
Rinaldo, with great bravery and strength kills several black
soldiers and begins to chase them next to the tower.
The Ethiopian troops begin to get scared, of the powerful storm
of the Crusaders, fear makes everything more credible and makes
the Ethiopian soldiers more vulnerable, they stop running from
Rinaldo and decide to fight head-on against the storm of the
Crusaders, Rinaldo kills several of him, which makes his fury
subside and his breathing become calmer.
Impetuously, the crusaders try to break all the obstacles placed
by the Arabs to prevent entry into the tower, at same time, that
fight against the arrows and spears of the Arabs.
Several Christian soldiers die due to the savage resistance of
the Arabs, they invade the door to the first floor of the tower,
Rinaldo runs into the tower and comes face to face with his
love, Armida, who looks at him angrily and desire.
But love is so powerful that the Queen stops her own wrath from
casting a spell on him, realizing that she still has the flame
of love in her. She realizes that she has no Asian champion as
powerful as Rinaldo to stop him and this saddens her that she
ends up imprisoned or a slave.
The prince Rinaldo, does not intend to treat his love as a slave,
an Asian champion who descends the tower with the intention of
harming Queen Armida, the Christian hero runs and duels with
him, killing him. He holds Armida with his hand and says to her:
RINALDO
Here, dear, we'll talk later, but first I'll let me get you
out of this hell of war.
Genres:
["Action","Romance","Fantasy"]
Ratings
Scene
41 -
Aftermath of Battle: Redemption Amidst Ruins
69 – INT. JERUSALEM – AFTERNOON
The pagan camp suffered irreparable losses and were massacred,
but the Christian troops also suffered, one of the Christian
knights, Robert, fell prisoner to the sorcerer Adrastes, the
losses on both sides are equal in value.
Godfrey leaves the battlefield to reorganize his troops, triumph
and honor prospers on both sides, a dark fate awaits either side
in the middle.
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The tough Suleiman takes King Aladine out of the Tower, climbing
further into it, Suleiman says to the King and his escort:
SULEIMAN
Go fast! either we fight or we will die here!
Suleiman smells blood and death around the tower, lamenting one
of the great human tragedies that is war.
Commander Rinaldo and Raymound, they don’t waste no time, once
his beloved Armida is safe behind Christian lines, Rinaldo
returns to the hard-fought battle and climbs the tower behind
Suleiman and King Aladine, together with Raymound.
Rinaldo and Raymound invade with forces renewed by God, the last
gate of the tower, his soldiers follow behind him in equal fury
and face the Arab soldiers who no longer have hope of winning,
they only fight out of anger.
After the Arab soldiers fall into the hands of Rinaldo and his
companions, King Aladine turns around and shows all his
determination to fight for his life, he begins to duel with the
good Raymound that is run in his direction.
CUT TO:
Terror spreads across the conquered Jerusalem, despite all the
confusion of the battle, the Christian troops are able to
maintain the territory they conquered.
CUT TO:
Rinaldo faces Suleiman who is ready to die in defense of the
King who lost the throne, two duels with powerful men on both
sides occur. Aladine's advanced age, despite all his obstinacy,
makes him fall into the hands of Raymound who delivers a fatal
blow to his chest (MS).
Rinaldo duels with Suleiman, with hard blows, sweaty and blood-
stained faces, Rinaldo and Suleiman have an epic encounter.
Fatigue hits both men and hunger too, the tired fight continues,
until Rinaldo defeats Suleiman out of pure fatigue with a blow
to the neck (MS).
The tower is filled with the Sultan's Muslim followers, but the
Christians do not intend to kill the followers of Allah, in the
same way that they were sacrificing the followers of Christ.
The Muslims, so proud, now tremble, the troops from Asia who
were in front of the tower left over from the Christian massacre
retreat, Count Guelfo arrives with reinforcements of Frankish
troops and the Muslims surrender.
Raymond drags Aladine's body to the tower window and screams,
the Christian soldiers scream this time in joy, at this
triumphant sign of their victory.
On the battlefield, warrior women begin to mourn in the bodies
of their husbands, and husbands to mourn in the bodies of their
wives, fallen valiantly in a religious war, the tears of these
lovers would only fill all the rivers in the world.
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In the Christian tent, Prince Tancred, best of all, joins the
Crusader guards to celebrate the victory, upon hearing them
singing. But the fight for another Italian prince, Rinaldo, is
not over yet. He is still in the city of Jerusalem behind
Idraoetes, regent of Damascus who taught the dark arts to Armida
and made some Crusaders slaves. Rinaldo finds Idraotes and says:
RINALDO
I am Armida's champion and you are her uncle who made her a
sorceress and you still enslaved my friends, so Idraoetes, you
will die at my hands!
Idraotes, would like to save himself from this fight, with the
passionate knight, Idraotes tries with his wand to cast a spell
on Rinaldo which he deflects with his shield, Rinaldo fights for
his love and with each blow against Idraotes' spells with proud,
high and support from God who blesses him with more light,
Idraotes cannot resist the repression of the light and Rinaldo
manages to strike the dark sorcerer in the stomach with his
powerful sword.
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Egypt's most powerful troops, once called the Immortals, many
died at the hands of Godfrey and his men in front of Jerusalem,
but those who survive retreat back to the King of Egypt so that
his honor can be saved.
The leader of the Immortals says to the King of Egypt:
LEADER OF IMMORTALS
Your Majesty, retreating must be the wisest thing to do, to
save our lives and honor.
KING OF EGYPT
Without cowardice, many of our brave men can still destroy
Christians.
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Tisapherne, the Asian warrior, kills countless Normandy
soldiers. Rinaldo, exhausted from so many fights, encounters the
Asian beast on his way back to his soldiers, where Armida is,
he looks sadly at her to see this wild man coming towards her:
RINALDO
This is my darkest hour, that I may live to return to it,
That the Heaven is with me.
Tissapherne make a silently pray for Muhammad, he and Ronaldo
start to fight. The Latin hero resists the countless blows of
the Asian warrior, to escape the Asian fury and compensate for
his fatigue, Rinaldo supports himself on a horse without a rider
and climbs on it, to escape Tisapherne, Rinaldo mounts the horse
and passes over Tisapherne, who tries to dodge but is unable to
prevent his shield or sword from being broken.
Rinaldo takes advantage and hits Tisapherne in the heart with a
fatal blow, which falls into her own blood.
Armida sits sad and lonely among the Christian soldiers, who
keep their distance from the beautiful sorceress, hating life.
Rinaldo calms down from all the fighting and runs to his soldiers
where he finds Armida, his pity demands courtesy and care.
She is satisfied with the fate that he took her from her valley
of solitude, she says with a dart to kill yourself:
ARMIDA
Shameful and unhappy arms, which have deserted, dry,
battlefield. I toss you here, be buried here, for avenge my
dead and fear. Love never misses an arrow or blow, in this
vulnerable moment of mine, celebrate your victory by taking me
out of this world.
I have forgiven you for your past cowardice, you prove strong
and sharp. All medicines failed to stop you from stopping
blood with more blood, only love can heal the wounded or death
can heal a wounded heart.
After say this, the sorceress was kill herself, but Rinaldo stop
her, he hugs her, tries to hold her face and falls into her
beautiful lap, but Armida angrily refuses to look at her beloved
knight, three times he holds her hands and her face, so she
could release the die until the witch gave in to her suicide
attempt.
Armida tell for him, in tears:
ARMIDA
Your heart, back to me or not, is cruel still. A killer like
you wants to save my life. Why do you want to save me? What do
you want, to make me suffer more and more? Your tactics are
not new to me and if you can't die, you can't do anything. If
I'm going to live, as God wants, I'm going to find a way to
escape his wrath, and even if he arrests me, no arm, no
poison, no abysss, no noose, then kill me, hypocrite!
When she throws her sadness and disdain at her, Rinaldo cries a
lot, compassion, love moves him to say to Armida:
RINALDO
Armida, cease your troubled mind, I will save your throne for
you, you are not my enemy, but I am still, your knight and
slave. Look into my eyes and see my heart, if you are still in
doubt about the truth of all my words. I swear give you back
your royal throne so you can rule as you wish. And may God
shine with his lights the pagan veil of your mind and you will
see that no eastern throne will be equal to your own!
As he talks and pleads, Armida begins to be moved by the prince's
confession, and he silently begins to pray for her conversion
on her lap. Armida says to the Christian hero, but calm down
now:
ARMIDA
If you are back to me, my law will be your law, and
I will convert to the Christian faith.
Genres:
["Historical Fiction","Fantasy","War"]
Ratings
Scene
42 -
Godfrey's Triumph: A Sacred Victory
70 – EXT. JERUSALEM – TWILIGHT
At the same time, Godfrey fights with the royal troops of Egypt,
who resist outside Jerusalem, in a courageous way, the Christian
leader kills the Egyptian leader, Rimideon.
Godfrey fights with the royal Egyptian troops, who see the light
of God in the Christian hero and the bodyguards begin to take
the King of Egypt off the battlefield, Godfrey loses his shield,
but dodges the blow of a royal soldier and hits on the rib the
royal soldier of Egypt.
Few pagan soldiers continue to resist in front of the holy city
now. The leader of the Ethiopian troops, together with the leader
of the Indian troops, leave Jerusalem and go to make an agreement
with Godfrey:
ETHIOPIAN LEADER
You are having a great triumph so far, Sir Godfrey, but why
fight for a city condemned to be the target of disputes
between religious groups? Listen to me, in Ethiopia or even
India, we have a lot of gold taken from the mines in Africa
and jewelry from India, all of this we can offer you, in
exchange for you handing over this city that is trapped in the
middle of the desert and has little to offer to anyone who
conquers it.
GODFREY
God has blessed me with a soul that cannot be tempted by
greed, I am not a merchant but a soldier. Much more than gold
Jerusalem offers, a sacred destination for Christian pilgrims.
Hearing this, the Asian troops who definitively remained part
of Jerusalem conquered by the Christians, now have nothing to
fear the songs of victory of the crusaders.
Godfrey wins, before dark, he walks in Jerusalem to the Holy
Sepulcher of Christ, Christians and Jews celebrate in the
streets of the city. He walks to the Holy Sepulcher of Christ,
kneels and prays, undoing his crusade campaign vow. As Godfrey
prays, we see the horizon of the holy city behind the tomb of
Christ, which other pilgrims' approach to pay devotion, the
Christian warrior fulfills his dream.
The screen gets dark, the movie ends.