Troy

Do the actors really go nude in the shooting of the movies?

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I often wonder if actors really go nude for certain scenes in films.

I am not talking about those movies where we can see the sexual body-parts or genitals of the actors/actresses, but instead less explicit scenes. Do they also perform nude then to make the scene more realistic?

For example, I can remember at the start of the epic film Troy, Paris had sex with his lover, Helen. During the sex scene, we could not see any sexual body-parts, but the scene was shot such a way that we can understand they were nude and were having sex. In these types of scenes it seems like this type of shot is impossible because of the way their bare body parts are shown, unless they really go nude.

So what is done in these situations? Do they perform nude or not?

Troy (film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film)  

Prince Hector and his young brother Paris negotiate peace between Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen, the wife of king Menelaus, and smuggles her to Troy. Infuriated, Menelaus vows revenge approaching his brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae who has conquered and now commands every army in Greece. Agamemnon, who has wanted to conquer Troy for years, uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor asks him to take the legendary warrior Achilles.

Odysseus, king of Ithaca commanded by Agamemnon, visits Phtia to persuade Achilles to fight, and finds him training with his cousin Patroclus. Pondering the decision Achilles visits his mother Thetis for advice. She tells him that should he stay he'll live a happy life but will be forgotten when he dies. If he goes to Troy, he will find great glory, his name will be written into history forever but he will die. Wanting his name to be remembered Achilles chooses to go.

The Greeks sail for Troy. Achilles and the Myrmidons are the fastest rowers and land before anyone else. They kill many Trojans and desecrate the temple of Apollo. Briseis, a member of the Trojan royal family, is captured and taken as a prize to the Greeks, despite Achilles claiming her as a war prize himself.

Achilles and his Myrmidons do not fight the next day because of Agamemnon's unfair claim to Briseis. With Greeks surrounding Troy, Paris challenges Menelaus to a duel to settle things, using the Sword of Troy, his father claiming that the city's people have a future so long as the sword is in the hands of a Trojan. Menelaus agrees; however, Agamemnon plans on attacking the city regardless of the outcome. Paris is easily defeated, and wounded. Hector intervenes and kills Menelaus. The Greeks charge the Trojan lines but are forced to fall back as they are nearly wiped out by archers on Troy's walls. Ajax is slain in the battle at the hands of Hector.

Agamemnon gives Briseis to his men to amuse them after their terrible loss, but Achilles rescues her after they try to rape her. He carries her back to his tent and tends to her wounds. Briseis then tries to kill Achilles but realizes that she has feelings for him and the two make love. The next day, Achilles readies his men to leave, much to Patroclus' indignation.

That night, the Trojans launch a surprise offensive against the Greek encampment, aiming to destroy their boats and prevent their escape. As the Greeks seem to be on the verge of defeat, Achilles appears with the Myrmidons and joins the battle, eventually fighting against Hector. The battle goes much better for the Greeks than before, but all are shocked when Hector cuts Achilles' throat. Hector removes his foe's helmet, revealing the face of Patroclus. After Hector finishes the mortally wounded youth mercifully, both armies agree to end fighting for the day. Before he leaves, Odysseus informs Hector it was Achilles' cousin whom he had killed.

Achilles, who had slept through the battle, is told by Eudorus of his cousin's death. The Greeks had also mistaken Patroclus for Achilles, since he had put on Achilles' armor and moved like Achilles. Furious, Achilles attacks Eudorus and when Briseis tries to stop him, he throws her to the ground. Later that night, Achilles lights Patroclus' funeral pyre. Meanwhile, in Troy, Hector realizes that Achilles will seek revenge for the death of his cousin, and begins making preparations to save his loved ones. He leads Andromache to a secret path out of the city, asking her to use it if the city falls.

The next day Achilles approaches the gates of Troy alone and shouts for Hector to come out and face him. Hector knows he must face him alone, so he says his goodbyes to his family and friends and then confronts Achilles. The two fight an evenly matched duel at the start, but Hector begins to tire against the relentless assault of Achilles. Eventually, Achilles slays Hector by wounding him with a broken spear then stabbing him in the chest with his sword. He then ties Hector's body to the back of his chariot, dragging it to the ships, leaving all the Trojans shocked. That night, King Priam (Peter O'Toole) visits the Greek army's camp to convince Achilles to let him retrieve Hector's body. Moved by the king's plea, Achilles acquiesces to his request and allows him to take his son to be buried. Achilles breaks down and cries while preparing Hector's body for transport back to Troy. He tells Priam that Hector was the best he had ever fought. He also gives Priam his word that no Greek will attack Troy for 12 days. Achilles lets Priam take Briseis back as well. He later apologizes to Eudorus for harming him and gives him one last order: to take the Myrmidons home.

Maquette Trojan Horse, used in Troy, a gift from Brad Pitt to the Turkish town Canakkale.

During the 12 day-truce, Troy mourns Hector's death while Agamemnon fumes at the loss of an opportunity to end the war once and for all and the Trojans are in disarray at the loss of their top general even though his generals, including Odysseus, inform him that the death of Hector makes no difference as the Greeks still can't breach the walls of Troy. Seeing that the mad king will sooner see every one of his own men slaughtered before he gives up his ambition, Odysseus plans to infiltrate the city by building a hollowed-out wooden horse. The Greeks leave the horse at their camp and then depart, hiding their ships in a nearby cove. Priam trusts his priests that the horse is an offering to Poseidon and a gift, despite the misgivings of Paris and Glaucus. Assuming victory, the Trojans take the horse into the city and celebrate. A Trojan scout finds the Greek ships hiding in the cove, but is killed by their archers before he can spread the news. A band of Greeks led by Achilles and Odysseus come out of the horse at night, opening the gates to the city allowing the main army to enter. The Greeks commence the Sack of Troy, massacring the inhabitants and looting buildings. The Trojan army attempts to defend the royal palace but fails and the Greeks storm in.

While Troy is burned, Andromache helps Helen and many others escape from Troy through the secret passage Hector showed her. Paris hands Aeneas the Sword of Troy by repeating his father's words that the Trojans will have a future as long as the sword is in Trojan hands. After helping the survivors off, He heads back into the city, bow and arrows at the ready as he had been practicing archery to join the rest of the Trojan army, but abandons them after hearing Briseis' voice calling him. Odysseus kills Glaucus and Agamemnon kills Priam.

Achilles searches for Briseis, who is being threatened by Agamemnon. She kills Agamemnon with a concealed knife and is saved from his guards by Achilles. While Achilles is helping Briseis to her feet, Paris, seeking revenge for his brother's death, shoots Achilles several times, the first shot being in his heel, his "only" vulnerable spot breaking the spell of immortality and the others in his body, before Briseis manages to stay his hand. Achilles urges Briseis to join Paris and escape from the city and then dies of his wounds. The soldiers arrive to see the fallen Achilles with only the single arrow through his heel, as he had removed all the others, in keeping with the myth that Achilles was killed by a single arrow to the heel. Funeral rituals are performed for him in the ruins of Troy the next day. The film ends with a speech from Odysseus, "If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say, I lived, in the time of Achilles."

Brad Pitt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt

Eric Bana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bana

Saffron Burrows

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron_Burrows

Orlando Bloom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Bloom

Diane Kruger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Kruger

Garrett Hedlund

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Hedlund

Sean Bean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bean

Brendan Gleeson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Gleeson

Brian Cox (actor)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(actor)  

Peter O'Toole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O'Toole

Rose Byrne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne

Julie Christie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Christie

Cast

Greeks members, advisers and servants (Mycenae and Sparta)

Brian Cox as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae and the main antagonist. He is the brother of Menelaus.

John Shrapnel as Nestor, the adviser of Agamemnon.

Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus, the king of Sparta and husband of Helen. He is the brother of Agamemnon.

Ken Bones as Hippasus, the adviser of Menelaus.

Siri Svegler as Polydora, a Spartan entertainer.

Diane Kruger as Helen, the queen of Sparta and wife of Menelaus. She is the lover of Paris.

Myrmidons

Brad Pitt as Achilles, son of Peleus and Thetis, cousin of Patroclus, and leader of the Myrmidons. He is also the lover of Briseis and the main protagonist.

Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus, the cousin and student of Achilles.

Vincent Regan as Eudoros, the general of the Myrmidon army and Achilles's best friend.

Julie Christie as Thetis, the mother of Achilles and aunt of Patroclus.

Kings and Warriors of other Greek states (e.g. Ithaca, Thessaly, etc.)

Sean Bean as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca and friend of Achilles. He is considered the most clever of the Greeks. He serves as the film's narrator.

Julian Glover as Triopas, the king of Thessaly.

Nathan Jones as Boagrius, a Thessalian champion.

Tyler Mane as Greater Ajax, the king of Salamis

Trojans

Peter O'Toole as Priam, the king of Troy, father of Hector and Paris, uncle of Briseis and father-in-law of Andromache.

Eric Bana as Hector, the prince of Troy and the best warrior among the Trojans. He is the elder son of Priam, brother of Paris, cousin of Briseis and husband of Andromache.

Orlando Bloom as Paris, the prince of Troy. He is the younger son of Priam, brother of Hector, cousin of Briseis and brother-in-law of Andromache. He is the lover of Helen.

Rose Byrne as Briseis, the priestess of Apollo, niece of Priam and cousin of Hector and Paris, cousin-in-law of Andromache. She is the lover of Achilles.

Saffron Burrows as Andromache, the princess of Troy and wife of Hector. She is the sister-in-law of Paris and daughter-in-law of Priam.

James Cosmo as Glaucus, the commanding general of the Trojan army.

Nigel Terry as Archeptolemus, the Trojan high priest and adviser of Priam.

Frankie Fitzgerald as Aeneas, a Trojan youth. As Troy is being sacked, Paris picks him at random to take the Sword of Troy, carrying the future of the Trojans into Virgil's epic, The Aeneid.

photos

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Troy - Achille vs Ettore ITA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoI08pDTDHs

Full Movie

http://www.videobash.com/video_show/troy-brad-pitt-full-movie-362265

Cast Troy

http://www.mymovies.it/film/2004/troy/cast/