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7.1/10   322 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Eric Rohmer (writer)
Chrétien de Troyes (novel)
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Release Date:
7 February 1979 (France) more
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A unique piece by a unique director. more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Fabrice Luchini ... Perceval
André Dussollier ... Gauvain
Solange Boulanger ... chant, guitare, pucelle etc.
Catherine Schroeder ... chant, rebec
Francisco Orozco ... chant, luth
Deborah Nathan ... flute
Jean-Paul Racodon ... chant, chalumeau, Chevalier arme, etc
Alain Serve ... chant, chalumeau, Ecuyer chauve etc.
Daniel Tarrare ... chant, le Charbonnier, Garin etc.
Pascale Ogier ... chant, pucelle, dame
Nicolaï Arutene ... chant, valet, chevalier
Marie Rivière ... pucelle, dame, Fille de Garin
Pascale Gervais De Lafond ... pucelle, dame, fille de Garin
Pascale de Boysson ... La Veuve Dame
Clémentine Amouroux ... La Pucelle de la tente
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il fuorilegge (Italy)
Perceval (Italy)
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Runtime:
140 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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Featured in L'amour en fuite (1979) more

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A unique piece by a unique director., 29 October 2006
10/10
Author: davidgoesboating from Australia

When one talks about the French New Wave, names like Godard and Truffaut would be the first to come to mind. And yet, I find that it is this severely underrated director, Eric Rohmer, who is probably the best of the lot. Rohmer's films are unique. I have never seen anything like them, and yet in a way they are all the same. The plots often contain similar outlines, and you pretty much know what you're going to get when you sit down to watch one of his movies. Perceval is different, to say the least. Not only has Rohmer left the settings of 20th century France to go back in time, he seems to have entered a parallel universe as well. Perceval exists in a world with painted backdrops, metal trees, fake castles and musical accompaniment to much of the dialogue. One of the things I love about Rohmer's films are that they are so unpretentious, yet remarkable. Such adjectives are definitely applicable to Perceval. It should appeal to all of those who have once had an interest in the legends of King Arthur, French cinema, for that matter cinema in general. Or, simply, just see Perceval if you want to see a brilliant and unique film.

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