| Perceval le Gallois | |
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Screenplay by | Éric Rohmer |
| Based on | Perceval, the Story of the Grail byChrétien de Troyes |
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| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
| Music by | Guy Robert |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
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| Language | French |
Perceval le Gallois (transl. Perceval the Welshman) is a 1978historical drama film written and directed byÉric Rohmer, based on the 12th-centuryArthurian romancePerceval, the Story of the Grail byChrétien de Troyes.
The film chroniclesPercival's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst theKnights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story ofGawain and the crucifixion ofChrist.
Unlike other screen adaptations of Arthurian legend, the film makes no attempt at situating the characters in a natural or supernatural world. Instead, Perceval and his cohorts inhabit a colorful theatrical realm replete with rudimentary props, stylized backdrops, and a singingchorus that participates in the drama. At many points, characters narrate their own actions and thoughts rather than expressing them manifestly, and dialog is frequently spoken lyrically in rhyming couplets taken directly from the original text. The film's deliberate artificiality, ironic vision of youthful valor, and frequently shifting narrative modes prevent emotional attachment to the story while leaving space for a more cerebral engagement with the elements of storytelling Rohmer has interpreted from 12th-century literature.
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