Lancelot du Lac

To me, this concerns the ethical aporia of droit and justice, and specifically the tragedy of a man who insists on doing everything his own singular way, to the point of betraying his king, yet wants somehow to remain impossibly loyal to him. I can barely believe it has taken me 28 years to realise that MILLER'S CROSSING is precisely a modernised version of this tale - and more specifically a remake of this film. Even the woods are similar, though the concealing helmets are replaced by hats.

I prefer Bresson's earlier, funny movies.

Bresson's minimalistic style is in full force, and it's not bad, but with none of the depth you'd expect from a Bresson film. There's also little of the excitement or rich story telling you'd expect from a film based on Arthurian legend, which leaves the film without much to hold the viewer's interest.

Obscure Arthurian-themed work from Bresson's later nihilistic period. For fans only, and even then... Besides the occasional remarkable visuals and stark atmosphere, the best part about this film for me was the music. A disappointment overall however.

The knights here resemble automatons that seem more likely to leak oil than blood. The jousting scene is rightfully lauded, and there's an incredible moment late in the movie that compresses the entire action and chaos of a battle into one sound effect. The removal of clanky armor at a key point in the film at once emphasizes both the tragedy and the elation of embracing love over violence, that the failure of the grail quest wasn't because of adultery but because of a lack of kindness.