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Lancelot of the Lake

Original title: Lancelot du Lac
  • 19741974
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.8K
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Lancelot du Lac (1974)
King Arthur learns about his wife's, Queen Guinevere, affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.
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King Arthur learns about his wife's, Queen Guinevere, affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an a... Read allKing Arthur learns about his wife's, Queen Guinevere, affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.King Arthur learns about his wife's, Queen Guinevere, affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Bresson
  • Stars
    • Luc Simon
    • Laura Duke Condominas
    • Humbert Balsan
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  • Director
    • Robert Bresson
  • Stars
    • Luc Simon
    • Laura Duke Condominas
    • Humbert Balsan
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    • 38User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Laura Duke Condominas in Lancelot du Lac (1974)
    Laura Duke Condominas in Lancelot du Lac (1974)
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    Luc Simon in Lancelot du Lac (1974)
    Laura Duke Condominas and Luc Simon in Lancelot du Lac (1974)
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    Laura Duke Condominas and Luc Simon in Lancelot du Lac (1974)

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    Luc Simon
    • Lancelot du Lacas Lancelot du Lac
    Laura Duke Condominas
    • La Reine (The Queen)as La Reine (The Queen)
    Humbert Balsan
    • Gauvainas Gauvain
    Vladimir Antolek-Oresek
    • Le Roi (The King)as Le Roi (The King)
    Patrick Bernhard
    • Mordredas Mordred
    • (as Patrick Bernard)
    Arthur De Montalembert
    • Lionelas Lionel
    Charles Balsan
    Christian Schlumberger
    Joseph-Patrick Le Quidre
    Joseph-Patrick Le Quidre
    Jean-Paul Leperlier
    Marie-Louise Buffet
    Marie-Gabrielle Cartron
    Antoine Rabaud
    Jean-Marie Becar
    Guy de Bernis
    Philippe Chleq
    • Director
      • Robert Bresson
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    Storyline

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    A million miles away from 'Camelot' or 'Excalibur', this film ruthlessly strips the Arthurian legend down to its barest essentials. Arthur's knights, far from being heroic, are conniving and greedy men who, just before the film starts, have failed miserably to find the Holy Grail. Aimlessly resentful at first, the developing relationship between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere focuses their rage, leading to inevitable tragedy... —Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
    • nihilism
    • pessimism
    • misanthropy
    • despair
    • hopelessness
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      Lee Daniel, Richard Linklater's director of photography, stated that this film's long tracking shots had a great influence on the long takes in Slacker (1990).
    • Goofs
      When the knight is stabbed in the gut, the blood is visibly coming from the sword instead of the wound.
    • Quotes

      La Reine (The Queen): Take this heart, take this soul. They belong to you.

      Lancelot du Lac: It is your body I want.

      La Reine (The Queen): Take this forbidden body. Take it, revive it.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Road to Bresson (1984)

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    8/10
    not for the mainstream film viewers
    I'll start my comment with my comments on the other comments :) The exaggerated blood spurts is of course ridiculous and I believe was meant to be. This is also what Monty Python parodied, not the other way around as others had put it. And why else would they not? It's transcendental! The actors looking like rockstars ... good thing it's vogue in the 70s and besides, the setting is the medieval period its fitting. What do they want, spikes and high crew cuts? And the complaint about the expressionless actors, I rather think that it is because the drama is in the emotions that the viewers feel for the characters.

    And now for my film comments... maybe because I have such a penchant for the medieval period and familiar with the legend that I wholly liked it. And sure I found many symbolisms which I did not understand but I certainly did see the beauty. I loved the way it was filmed, the costumes, the speech, the passion... yes passion! For instance, Gawain/Guvain's devotion to Lancelot and yet remained loyal to the king. I didn't mind the repetitious cuts/editing style as I'm sure they have meanings for which I am still yet to uncover. And gladly I will.

    The only complaint I have (yes, I also have a nit-pick but it's minimal *wink*) Lancelot looked a lot older than King Arthur. He's supposed to be this strapping man! Anyway, that is easy to get over with. This film is certainly something that I would love to watch again. Read PTA-fan's review and maybe you'll learn something you may have failed to see. I know I did.
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    • Feb 9, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 1974 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Lancelot, Ritter der Königin
    • Production companies
      • Mara Films
      • Laser Productions
      • Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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