The film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.
Production
Plywood trees and painted castles—artifice as poetry.
Costume
Chainmail onesies that somehow look haute couture.
Direction
Rohmer's rigid formalism meets musical whimsy.
Director
Éric Rohmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rohmer adapted directly from Chrétien de Troyes' 12th-century poem, keeping the original octosyllabic meter for the sung dialogue.
The film's deliberate artificiality influenced later directors like Greenaway and Maddin in their rejection of cinematic realism.
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