根据西班牙文艺复兴时期作家马托雷尔?加尔巴的原著改编，这部小说被成为「史上最伟大的小说」，描写了13世纪著名的骑士蒂朗被拜占廷国王委任去解救被土耳其人包围的城市－康斯坦丁堡的故事。影片在再现豪华的西班牙古代宫廷生活的同时，也有大量的裸体场面出现。    其实用席勒的一部小说的名字更合适：阴谋与爱情。戏里几乎每个人都有自己的一套打算或如意算盘：蒂朗和公主一见钟情，有双宿双飞的愿望又不敢真越雷池；王后爱上了个小情人，巴不得国王早死好让小伙子掌权；公主红衣和 绿衣的贴身宫女又好像俩个爱情狂一样，不过绿衣宫女的欲望仅仅是男人，红衣宫女是通过男人到达权力，不停怂恿公主去突破界限；奶妈居然爱上了蒂朗并想用尽手段得到 他；老国王有心用女儿去和亲，不过又有些摇摆不定。两个年轻人单纯的爱情，要承载这么多人的欲望和阴谋。公主要把自己光明正大地嫁出去然后交给丈夫，又在欲望的漩涡里挣扎，蒂朗出于本性想得到公主，又不愿意违背公主的意志，可见两个人是真心相爱，都能为对方 考虑。不过办事还是笨了点儿，要不是蒂朗摔坏了腿，事态会向另一个方向发展，或许他们就「从此幸福快乐地生活在一起了」。如果他们能早点对国王说我想嫁我想娶就好了，我真不知道一直在磨嗔什么，蒂朗怎么说也是个功臣啊，向国王要个封号不就有资格娶公主了？公主要是早点和心上人成好事也就不会有这么多波折了？不知道这样理解行不行：反映了男人和女人的问题：大多数男人因为自己没钱没权，不敢向女人承诺婚姻，女人呢没有婚姻又不敢交出自己，好事总是多磨，可问题出在谁身上呢？人得学会排除身边的干扰，掌握自己的命运，要不就会像骑士和公主一样，等到觉醒的时候，行动也晚了。演公主的女演员，实在很美丽，不能用漂亮来形容，应该说是气质高尚美丽，洁白的皮肤，饱满的脸和身体，纯洁的眼神，好像一株刚开的花一样，和骑士的亲热戏也不觉得让人讨厌，相反让人觉得他们是在真心相爱的。一对恋人在一堆人的帮助下完成性爱过程，怎么看怎么想笑。布景很华丽，服饰也很美，仅冲这个就值得一看。   Tirante the knight is as committed to fighting the Turks in Constantinople as he is to relieving Carmesina, the heiress to the Byzantine Empire, of her virginity.【User Reviews】:I hadnt read the book prior to seeing the movie, so I cant compare them. Honestly, I expected it to be deadly bad. And I was really surprised. The story is beautiful, filled with both humor and drama. Its not the "Troya" kind of film, the battle scenes are somehow poor (maybe due to a bad production?) yet Aranda gives them a personal touch. Aranda surprises again with his ability to investigate love, passion and human feelings. I loved the fact that Tirant is not the typical hero. Shame that the actor is sometimes empty...specially in comparison to the women of the film. Sure that Esther Nubiola is a discovery, we can read everything from her eyes and shes the perfect image for sensuality. Leonor Watling and Ingrid Rubio bring brightness to the movie, as well as Victoria Abril,able to catch the eye of the camera even from the back. A special congratulations to Giancarlo Gianini, this guy is always perfect whatever he does. Amazing dresses,by Ivonne Blake and beautiful music, with those breathtaking child chorus. The only shame, that Vicente Aranda didnt have the right producers and sometimes you can feel it through the movie.