Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
- Original title
- Lancelot du Lac
- Directed by
- Robert Bresson
- Genre
- drama film, medieval film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 114 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film retells the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere as the Round Table disintegrates. Knights return from a failed quest for the Holy Grail, and their loyalties fracture. The story ends in catastrophe.
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What happens
Lancelot du Lac is a 1974 medieval 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. 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. While much of the production is intentionally stylised as Medieval "Romance", the film is punctuated with moments of graphic violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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