I fully agree with luisgmnz. The only thing that puzzled me is why Amenabar did not write the music score himself, since he is a great symphonic composer as well. (Notwithstanding the fact that the music is also wonderful). I am a professional composer/arranger/pianist/jazzist/music educator from Paraguay (you can read my profile at Wikipedia, in Spanish (en español), Carlos Schvartzman). I am also an avid reader of (besides all music subjects, of course) science, math, medicine and psychiatry and psychology, and had learned about Hipathia some years ago. The story is fascinating not only in terms of this very special and outstanding woman, but also in terms of the introspection she arouses with her ideas, opinions and acts, as well as the introspection and reflexion Amenabar proposes us through his film in terms of tolerance, humanity, human rights, morals, et al. Rachel Weisz is so great she is capable of, her performance-wise, have us love the character and remember her in spite of the outcome (at least for those like me who had already read about her character in history or math and science history books). Alejandro is unique.
