First Knight (1995)
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 134m
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, John Gielgud
Synopsis:
Lancelot rescues Guinevere from the enemies of her realm, but she is on her way to marry King Arthur; when the latter invites Lancelot to join him at Camelot the adventurer is presented with a dilemma: stay true to the ideals of Camelot or pursue his love of the princess.
Review:
Extraordinarily miscast, mistimed Arthurian adventure from the most unlikely of directors (Ghost, yes, but the romance here is constantly stymied by other concerns). The transgression in the central relationship is played down, and at the same time the ideal of Camelot is reduced to endlessly repeated shots of the perfect round table and the most preposterous design of the legendary citadel yet committed to celluloid. On the plus side the duels are well choreographed.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 134m
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, John Gielgud
Synopsis:
Lancelot rescues Guinevere from the enemies of her realm, but she is on her way to marry King Arthur; when the latter invites Lancelot to join him at Camelot the adventurer is presented with a dilemma: stay true to the ideals of Camelot or pursue his love of the princess.
Review:
Extraordinarily miscast, mistimed Arthurian adventure from the most unlikely of directors (Ghost, yes, but the romance here is constantly stymied by other concerns). The transgression in the central relationship is played down, and at the same time the ideal of Camelot is reduced to endlessly repeated shots of the perfect round table and the most preposterous design of the legendary citadel yet committed to celluloid. On the plus side the duels are well choreographed.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 134m
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, John Gielgud
Synopsis:
Lancelot rescues Guinevere from the enemies of her realm, but she is on her way to marry King Arthur; when the latter invites Lancelot to join him at Camelot the adventurer is presented with a dilemma: stay true to the ideals of Camelot or pursue his love of the princess.
Review:
Extraordinarily miscast, mistimed Arthurian adventure from the most unlikely of directors (Ghost, yes, but the romance here is constantly stymied by other concerns). The transgression in the central relationship is played down, and at the same time the ideal of Camelot is reduced to endlessly repeated shots of the perfect round table and the most preposterous design of the legendary citadel yet committed to celluloid. On the plus side the duels are well choreographed.