The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Ivanhoe
Adventure · Romance · History · 1952
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
Movie details
Ivanhoe
“At Last on the Screen ! Biggest Spectacle since QUO VADIS!”
1952 Adventure · Romance · History 1h 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Ivanhoe?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Noel Langley · Marguerite Roberts
Robert Taylor
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Elizabeth Taylor
Rebecca
Joan Fontaine
Rowena
George Sanders
Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Emlyn Williams
Wamba
Robert Douglas
Sir Hugh De Bracy
Finlay Currie
Cedric
Court is in session
Put Ivanhoe on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.