Lancelot du Lac (film)
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Lancelot du Lac is a 1974 French fantasy drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson.[1] 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.
Lancelot du Lac | |
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Directed by | Robert Bresson |
Written by | Robert Bresson |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Rassam Francois Rochas |
Starring | Luc Simon Laura Duke Condominas Humbert Balsan Vladimir Antolek-Oresek Patrick Bernhard |
Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis |
Edited by | Germaine Artus |
Music by | Philippe Sarde |
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Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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 stylized as Medieval "Romance", the film is punctuated with moments of graphic violence.