Lancelot du Lac (film)
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94% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama, History, Romance Duration Country France | 7.1/10 IMDb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 1974 (Cannes)26 September 1974 (France) Initial release September 26, 1974 (France) Cast Luc Simon (Lancelot du Lac), (La Reine (The Queen)), (Gauvain), Vladimir Antolek-Oresek (Le Roi (The King)), Patrick Bernhard (Mordred), Arthur De Montalembert (Lionel)Characters Lancelot (Luc Simon), Arthur (Vladimir Antolek-Oresek), Guinevere (Laura Duke Condominas), Gawain (Humbert Balsan), Mordred (Patrick Bernhard) Similar movies The Last Witch Hunter , Jupiter Ascending , Frozen , Knock Knock , Pitch Perfect 2 , The Wolf of Wall Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lancelot du lac
Lancelot du Lac is a 1974 French fantasy drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. It retells the story of Lancelot and Guinevere's love as Camelot and the Round Table fall apart. It is based on Arthurian legend and medieval romances, especially the Lancelot-Grail cycle, and the works of Chrétien de Troyes.
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- Lancelot du lac dir robert bresson 1974
- Plot summary
- Selected cast
- Production
- Release
- Critical response
- Accolades
- References
In common with Bresson's later films, the cast was composed of amateur actors, several of whom did not appear in any other film. Bresson's direction demanded a purposeful lack of emotion in the acting style, and reduced or eliminated the fantastical elements of the Grail legend. This unglamorous depiction of the Middle Ages emphasizes blood and grime over fantasy.
Lancelot du lac dir robert bresson 1974
Plot summary
King Arthur has sent out 100 knights to retrieve the Holy Grail. Arthur is dismayed when it turns out that the mission was futile and 70 knights have died in its course. Among those who have returned is the Queen's lover Lancelot. Soon Lancelot again takes part in a tournament. There he gets injured. While Lancelot seeks recovery in his own castle, Arthur learns about his wife's affair and, heavily agitated by Mordred, he puts Queen Guinevre in prison. With Lancelot's help she breaks out. Arthur starts immediately a campaign against the castle where the lovers were looking for shelter. During the siege Lancelot happens to kill his old mate Gawain. Driven by sorrow he tries to end the fight and wants to negotiate a treaty with King Arthur. When he witnesses how Mordred commits an attempt on Arthur he joins without hesitating the side of the king. In the end Arthur and Lancelot and all the other knights of the legendary round table are slaughtered.
Selected cast
Production
The film was shot from the end of June to the start of September 1973 in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île. It was shot on 35 mm color film with an aspect ratio of 1.66 : 1.
Release
The film premiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival in May 1974, followed by its theatrical release in France on 26 September 1974. It had its television premiere in West Germany on 4 May 1974.
Critical response
The film was well-received among critics, currently holding a 94% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews.
It was Michael Haneke's second-place choice in the 2002 Sight & Sound poll of the greatest films ever made.
Accolades
The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.
References
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