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Actors: Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Arielle Dombasle, Marie-Christine Barrault
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Perceval |
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Based on the writings of Chrétien de Troyes, PERCEVAL (Perceval le Gallois) is a movie written and directed by Eric Rohmer in 1978. This film earned two nominations for the French Academy Awards.
After having encountered a group of Knights in the woods, the young Perceval decides to go to King Arthur's castle and become himself a Knight. During the next years, the rather naive Perceval will learn, through several experiences and adventures, what being a Knight means.
A wise man will teach him how to use the specific weapons of a knight. He will also learn that the Knight has to protect the women and the weak and that to listen is often a better solution than to speak.
Entirely shot in a painted scenery, PERCEVAL is a fascinating movie if one should make the effort to accept its peculiar aesthetics.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Perceval |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- middle ages
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prince/king/queen/knight
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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