France / Italy / West Germany,
1978, 140 min
Directed by:
Eric RohmerScreenplay:
Eric RohmerCinematography:
Néstor AlmendrosComposer:
Guy RobertCast:
Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Marie Rivière, Pascale de Boysson, Guy Delorme, Arielle Dombasle, Marie-Christine Barrault, Michel Etcheverry (more)Plots(1)
Filled with wonder at the sight of shining armour of a group of knights he has mistaken for angels, naive Perceval immediately solves the mystery of his destiny: like them, he will become one of King Arthur's knights. Valiant astride his horse, he rides from one ordeal to another, obsessed with a dream: that the King will dub him a knight. The film tells a tale of initiation rites: weapons, courtly love, chivalrous friendship and, at the end of a long period of wandering that resembles the Stations of the Cross, Perceval's discovery of spirituality that is the language of God. (Les Films du Losange)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1980 - Best Sound
- 1980 - Néstor Almendros (Best Cinematography)