Lancelot du Lac

19741974
GG
1h 23m

7.0/10

Drama Fantasy Romance

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.

7.0/10

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Director
- Robert Bresson
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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Laura Duke Condominas in Lancelot du Lac (1974)

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

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>

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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 De weg naar Bresson (1984)

Top review

8/10

Camelot as a nightmare

A lot of people are complaining about this film and for good reason. It's a difficult film but a worthwhile one at that. Bresson's Camelot is a horrible place to be. Arthur and his knights are unintentionally making everyone around them suffer by their visions of what the great society Camelot should be. The emotion is drained because they have killed for so long, compromising and losing sight of their initial quest. The movie is by far the most thematically challenging and different of the King Arthur operas, but it's definitely better than the recent film and on par with John Boorman's Sexcalibur. This film should be seen only by those with a true appreciation for art films and not those seeking to be entertained, they are two different mediums.

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