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Da Merlino a Nostradamus - Artů, Lancillotto, Ivanhoe e dintorni


Won 1 Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Best Costumes -  Won 1 Cannes Film Festival Award: Best Artistic Contribution - 1 Nomination Academy Awards (Oscar): Best Cinematography - 5 Nominations Saturn Award: Best Director,  Best Fantasy Film, Best Make-Up, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress - 1 Nomination Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival -  1 Nomination BAFTA Film Awards: Best Costume Design - 1 Nomination British Society of Cinematographers: Best Cinematography Award - 1 Nomination Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation

EXCALIBUR

1981, regia di John Boorman

 

    

Scheda: Nazione: USA - Produzione: Warner Bros. - Distribuzione: Pic, Warner Home Video, Orio Pictures Corporation - Soggetto: tratto dal romanzo La morte di Artů, di Thomas Malory - Sceneggiatura: John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg - Fotografia: Alex Thomson - Montaggio: John Merritt (e Donn Cambern non accreditato) - Scenografie: Bryan Graves - Costumi: Bob Ringwood - Musiche: Trevor Jones (e brani dalla Tetralogia Wagneriana e dai Carmina Burana di Carl Orff) - Effetti speciali: Michael Doyle, Peter Hutchinson, Gerry Johnston, Alan Whibley, Wally Veevers - Formato: Panoramico Technicolor - Durata: 140'.

Cast: Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Helen Mirren, Michael Muldoon, Nigel Terry, Paul Geoffrey, Robert Addie, Nicol Williamson, Liam Neeson, Ciarin Hinds, Garrett Keogh, Niall O'Brien, Liam O' Callaghan, Corin Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Charley Boorman, Katrine Boorman, Barbara Byrne, Gabriel Byrne.


 


           

     

Trama e commenti: cinematografo.it - film.spettacolo.virgilio.it - mymovies.it - cinemah.com - cinekolossal.com - lankelot.com - warnerhomevideo.it - filmscoop.it - kataweb.it: «Il piccolo Artů č sottratto ancora in fasce alla madre dal Mago Merlino per essere preparato alla grande impresa di estrarre Excalibur, la spada magica, dalla roccia. Artů ci riesce e viene proclamato re. Cinema di grande spettacolo che attinge al ciclo delle leggende medievali bretoni. Oscilla continuamente tra meraviglioso e banale, tra Kitsch hollywoodiano e ambizioni europee d'autore. Suggestiva tavolozza cromatica, giocata sui quattro elementi (acqua, fuoco, terra, aria), per la rievocazione di un Medio Evo che fa pensare a Bisanzio, ai preraffaelliti, a Klimt».

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - entertainment.msn.com - tvguide.com - film.de - movies2.nytimes.com - dvdreview.com - filmogs.com - cinemovies.fr - thelin.net - rottentomatoes.com: «Director John Boorman's passionate adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's Le mort d'Arthur stars Nigel Terry as the faithful King Arthur. Necromancer Merlin (Nicol Williamson) offers the magic sword Excalibur to the warlike Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) in exchange for a promise that he'll make peace with his enemy, the duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave). He agrees but breaks his word after catching sight of Cornwall's wife, Igraine (Katrine Boorman). With the magician's help he makes love to the woman in the guise of her husband. She bears a child, Arthur, who is taken by Merlin as payment for his assistance and left in the care of Ector (Clive Swift). Years pass, and the boy, now a humble squire, pulls Excalibur from the stone in which Uther had sunk it--a task no other could accomplish. With Merlin's counsel, he marries the stunning Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi), finds a champion in Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay), subdues the skirmishing knights, and builds the Round Table to unite them. Yet his half-sister, Morgana (Helen Mirren), lurks in the shadows, preparing to poison her brother's reign. Perhaps the best film made in this genre, Excalibur benefits from an extraordinary cast, including appearances by Byrne, Patrick Stewart, and Liam Neeson early in their celluloid careers. Counterpointing ethereally filtered sex scenes against scenes of graphic blood-and-guts swordplay, Boorman's sumptuous production galvanizes the familiar mythology, as he charts the transition from an age of magic to one of reason».

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