1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) - Ridley Scott | Houselights #90

Houselights: A Film Director Podcast · Jul 7, 2022 · 59m

​500 years after Christopher Columbus helmed a famous voyage to the "New World," studios saw the potential for boffo box office by releasing movies to re-memorialize the anniversary. One of two competing films to flop spectacularly, does 1492 sail away with our respect as a work, or does it sink under the weight of its own pretensions?