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Lancelot of the Lake (1974)

Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
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As with his earlier Trial of Joan of Arc, French-filmmaker Robert Bresson effectively casts unknowns in his interpretation of the Knights of the Round Table saga. Breaking with the standard romantic spin on this legend, Bresson offers us a selfish, ruthless Lancelot, no better than the other grubby "nobles" who seek but fail to find the Holy Grail. Returning from his futile mission, Lancelot callously renews his affair with King Arthur's Guenevere, who likewise is depicted in less than sympathetic terms. Expectedly, the dream of "Camelot" is dashed to bits; Bresson argues that Camelot was never any more than a dream--or rather, a delusion. The mudcaked cinematography of Pasqualino de Santis adds to the iconoclastic flavor of Lancelot of the Lake. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Luc Simon, Humbert Balsan, (more)
Director(s):
Robert Bresson
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Lancelot of the Lake

As with his earlier Trial of Joan of Arc, French-filmmaker Robert Bresson effectively casts unknowns in his interpretation of the Knights of the Round Table saga. Breaking with the standard romantic spin on this legend, Bresson offers us a selfish, ruthless Lancelot, no better than the other grubby "nobles" who seek but fail to find the Holy Grail. Returning from his futile mission, Lancelot callously renews his affair with King Arthur's Guenevere, who likewise is depicted in less than sympathetic terms. Expectedly, the dream of "Camelot" is dashed to bits; Bresson argues that Camelot was never any more than a dream--or rather, a delusion. The mudcaked cinematography of Pasqualino de Santis adds to the iconoclastic flavor of Lancelot of the Lake. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
80 mins

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Director(s):
Robert Bresson
Writer(s):
Robert Bresson
Producer(s):
Alfredo Bini, Jean-Pierre Rassam, Jean Yanne
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    William M.

    Bresson’s low budget woes were obvious, but in the hands of such an allegedly accomplished director, budget concerns don't usually make a difference. The cinematography was awful. Not so much in lighting or movement, but in direction. Instead of giving the viewer a low angle shot, we are literally given a shot that points consistently downward. Tons of feet and hoof shots. The costumes are unintentionally hilarious in that the knights all wear bright colored panty hose (yes, panty hose). They talk about battles sometimes, but the viewer isn't allowed to see them. So we see the aftermath... and more walking and getting on horses follow afterward. I can't grasp a theme to this crap, so maybe I'll say that it's an anti-violence film. Or maybe it's supposed to challenge old myths and fables that people seem to hold onto almost like a religion. Even if my suggested themes are correct, it's still absolute torture to find them. Is it getting through to you that I hated this movie?

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    Cybele B.

    How about how the soundtrack keeps using the same neighing horses loop, over and over? That started driving me crazy once I noticed it.

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    Joel W.

    Clanking tin armor, panty hose, neighing horses, and a universal foot fetish do not a good movie make. The awful spurting blood scenes were pure Monty Python without the charm or class. To give credit where credit is due, the film was properly exposed and sharply focused. The shame is that any film was used at all.

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