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Lancelot of the Lake

1974 · 85 min

Austere, doom-laden and quietly devastating, with clanking armour, blank faces and sudden bursts of blood; a slow trudge toward inevitable ruin.

Overview: 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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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
love
guilt
death
loyalty
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance, history
Directed by: Robert Bresson
Written by: Robert Bresson
Starring: Luc Simon, Vladimir Antolek-Oresek, Laura Duke Condominas, Patrick Bernhard, Humbert Balsan, Arthur De Montalembert, Daniel Benoin, Charles Balsan
Music: Philippe Sarde
Cinematography: Pasqualino De Santis
Runtime: 85 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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