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* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.Lancelot.
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''Lancelot du Lac'', or ''Lancelot of the Lake'' is a 1974 French film by Creator/RobertBresson. A retelling of Arthurian Legend that begins with the surviving Knights of the Round Table returning after their failed attempt to locate the Holy Grail. Conflict soon arises when Mordred threatens to reveal the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere to King Arthur.
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''Lancelot du Lac'', or ''Lancelot of the Lake'' is a 1974 French film by Creator/RobertBresson.
A retelling of [[Myth/KingArthur ArthurianLegend Legend]] that begins with the surviving Knights of the Round Table returning after their failed attempt to locate the Holy Grail. Conflict soon arises when Mordred threatens to reveal the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere to King Arthur. \n\n
A retelling of [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian
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''Lancelot du Lac'', or ''Lancelot of the Lake'' is a 1974 French film by Creator/RobertBresson. A retelling of Athurian Legend that begins with the surviving Knights of the Round Table returning after their failed attempt to locate the Holy Grail. Conflict soon arises when Mordred threatens to reveal the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere to King Arthur.
And yes, this is the film that ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' is parodying.
And yes, this is the film that ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' is parodying.
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''Lancelot du Lac'', or ''Lancelot of the Lake'' is a 1974 French film by Creator/RobertBresson. A retelling of Athurian Arthurian Legend that begins with the surviving Knights of the Round Table returning after their failed attempt to locate the Holy Grail. Conflict soon arises when Mordred threatens to reveal the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere to King Arthur.
And yes, this is the film that ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' is parodying.
Arthur.
And yes, this is the film that ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' is parodying.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Bresson does this to pretty much every element of Arthurian Legend.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor: The knights spend almost the whole film in full plate armor, even when doing things like writing letters.
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* {{Badass}}: Lancelot shows up to the jousting tournament and wins every single joust.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]: [[spoiler: The ending heavily implies that Mordred has successfully overthrown Arthur (although, in Arthurian Legend, Mordred also dies). At the very least, Lancelot and the other knights are slaughtered.]]
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]: [[spoiler: The ending heavily implies that Mordred has successfully overthrown Arthur (although, in Arthurian Legend, Mordred also dies). At the very least, Lancelot and the other knights are slaughtered.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Lancelot shows up to the jousting tournament and wins every single joust.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]:TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: The ending heavily implies that Mordred has successfully overthrown Arthur (although, in Arthurian Legend, Mordred also dies). At the very least, Lancelot and the other knights are slaughtered.]]
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]:
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* {{Badass}}: Lancelot shows up to the jousting tournament and wins every single joust.
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* ChekhovsGun: Lancelot at one point sees a woman's scarf in Mordred's tent. It is later revealed to be Guinevere's and shows that Mordred is aware of their affair.
* ChekhovsGunman: Early in the film Lancelot gets lost and asks an old lady for directions. He later stays with her when he is wounded.
* DirtyCoward: Gawain notes on several occasions that Mordred is this. Notably, he refused to join the knights on the Grail quest.
* ChekhovsGunman: Early in the film Lancelot gets lost and asks an old lady for directions. He later stays with her when he is wounded.
* DirtyCoward: Gawain notes on several occasions that Mordred is this. Notably, he refused to join the knights on the Grail quest.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Mordred may be the villain, but he is completely correct when he accuses Guinevere and Lancelot of having an affair.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Guinevere is Arthur's wife. Lancelot is Arthur's knight.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Guinevere is Arthur's wife. Lancelot is Arthur's knight.knight.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.
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''Lancelot du Lac'', or ''Lancelot of the Lake'' is a 1974 French film by Creator/RobertBresson. A retelling of Athurian Legend that begins with the surviving Knights of the Round Table returning after their failed attempt to locate the Holy Grail. Conflict soon arises when Mordred threatens to reveal the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere to King Arthur.
And yes, this is the film that MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail is parodying.
!!Tropes:
* TheAce: Lancelot is the strongest of all the knights and Queen Guinevere's champion. The joust scene is an example of this.
* {{Cuckold}}: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]: [[spoiler: The ending heavily implies that Mordred has successfully overthrown Arthur (although, in Arthurian Legend, Mordred also dies). At the very least, Lancelot and the other knights are slaughtered.]]
* TheDungAges: One of the earliest examples in film. Bresson leaves out the magical parts of Arthurian Legend in order to focus on blood and grime.
* EndOfAnEra: The film begins where most stories about King Arthur end. The film is partially about the end of the era of chivalry and romance.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Gawain is extremely loyal to Lancelot and defends him against Mordred's allegations.
* StarCrossedLovers: Guinevere is Arthur's wife. Lancelot is Arthur's knight.
And yes, this is the film that MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail is parodying.
!!Tropes:
* TheAce: Lancelot is the strongest of all the knights and Queen Guinevere's champion. The joust scene is an example of this.
* {{Cuckold}}: Most of the film's conflict is caused by Guinevere cheating on Arthur with Lancelot.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]: [[spoiler: The ending heavily implies that Mordred has successfully overthrown Arthur (although, in Arthurian Legend, Mordred also dies). At the very least, Lancelot and the other knights are slaughtered.]]
* TheDungAges: One of the earliest examples in film. Bresson leaves out the magical parts of Arthurian Legend in order to focus on blood and grime.
* EndOfAnEra: The film begins where most stories about King Arthur end. The film is partially about the end of the era of chivalry and romance.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Gawain is extremely loyal to Lancelot and defends him against Mordred's allegations.
* StarCrossedLovers: Guinevere is Arthur's wife. Lancelot is Arthur's knight.
