Perceval DVD

Perceval
This dignified and stylized film, set in the Middle Ages, follows the exploits of Sir Perceval, a legendary exemplar of knightly chivalry and one of the champions of King Arthur's Round Table. The story is based on the verse tale Perceval ou le Conte del Graal. as recounted by the 12th-century French novelist Chrétien de Troyes. While living with his widowed mother, the young Perceval (Fabrice Luchini) is much impressed by the grandeur of the knights he sees, and he undertakes to become one. In one respect his sense of honor is peculiar, because he rapes several virgins in accordance with an enigmatic command from his mother. Even in this, he practically quivers with a burning desire to do good. Though the story's language has been modernized to make it comprehensible to modern French speakers, Eric Rohmer's screenplay retains the verse forms of the original. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast Fabrice Luchini as Perceval André Dussollier as Gauvain Marie-Christine Barrault as Guinevere Marc Eyraud as King Arthur Clementine Amouroux as Pucelle

Crew Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko - Art Director Eric Rohmer - Director Cecile Decugis - Editor Néstor Almendros - Cinematographer Margaret Menegoz - Producer Eric Rohmer - Screenwriter Chretien de Troyes - Short Story Author

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General Specifications: Language Options: French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: Additional Features: MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 140 min Part of Series: World Class Cinema Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Access 1. Son of a Widow [16:17] 2. Damsel [17:49] 3. Vengeance [19:39] 4. Sleepless Maiden [13:36] 5. Bliss [16:37] 6. A Miserable Sight [17:41] 7. Watching the Joust [15:25] 8. Gauvain the Traitor! [22:10]