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Lancelot of the Lake

1974 · 1h 25m · N/A Drama, Romance, War
Directed by Robert Bresson

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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 and his love for the queen, whilst Mordred is determined to use his infidelity to destroy him.

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94%
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Rotten

The style is intact but the content is missing.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

It belongs with Pickpocket and Au hasard Balthazar at the highest level of Bresson's achievement.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It's stunningly beautiful, mesmerising, exhausting, uplifting, amazing -- all the things you could possibly expect from a masterpiece.

Time Out

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