Lancelot du lac

Name: Lancelot du lac
Director: Robert Bresson
Released: 1974

Robert Bresson

Arthurian legend forbidden love moral conflict betrayal quest failure

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Synopsis

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot and Mordred, Arthur urges his knights to bury their differences and become friends. However, the king is unaware that Lancelot is having an affair with his queen, Guinevere. Lancelot is torn between his duty to his king

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Bresson is a giant... I always cite Lancelot du Lac as an influence on how I work with sound—the way he suggests violence off-screen. It’s an example of pure cinematic tension.

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