i hadn not read the book prior to see the movie and so i can not compare them . honestly and i expect it to be deadly bad . and i be really surprised . the story be beautiful and fill with both humor and drama . it not the troya kind of film and the battle scene be somehow poor ( maybe due to a bad production . ) yet aranda give them a personal touch . aranda surprise again with his ability to investigate love and passion and human feeling . i love the fact that tirant be not the typical hero . shame that the actor be sometimes empty . specially in comparison to the woman of the film . sure that esther nubiola be a discovery and we can read everything from her eye and she the perfect image for sensuality . leonor watling and ingrid rubio bring brightness to the movie and as well a victoria abril and able to catch the eye of the camera even from the back . a special congratulation to giancarlo gianini and this guy be always perfect whatever he do . amazing dress and by ivonne blake and beautiful music and with those breathtaking child chorus . the only shame and that vicente aranda do not have the right producer and sometimes you can feel it through the movie .