The Mists of Avalon
by Uli Edel
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Actor: Anjelica Huston, Caroline Goodall, Joan Allen, Julianna Margulies, Samantha MathisDirector: Uli Edel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 183 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of The Mists of Avalon
Movie Review: Don't waste you mone and time! Get the Book, it's more conscise, and worth the time and money, you'd spend with this product!
Summary: 1 Stars
As an avid fan of the original MZB masterpiece, I was truly saddened, disgusted, and furious, at what these Hacks (the Writer's, Producers, Editors, Costume Designers [were totally anacronistic in what thy came up with, btw], and Studio Execs.) did to such an excellent work.
I mean really! Just where do they get off by totally changing almost everythin that was/is contained in the book, into what was/is presented??? I'd sure like to know.
Although, I do applaud all the actors involved. Givren what they were given, they truly triumphed. And I do agree with the other poster on the "Heighth Issue", except, my research into this issuue, has led me to think/know, that they weren't "Fariy" born, but rather "Elven, or remanants of the Tuattha de Dannan, which ruled Western Briton, Scotland, and Wales, long after theie immigration from Atlantis (which cntinued as Avalon, in several locales in the Britiish Isles, on/in a bridge between the 3'rd and 4th Densitys/Dimensions), and after their expulsion from Ireland, both befoor, during, and after the Roman occupation. Avalon being aligned with The Goddess, and the Temples of Isis, was spared and embraced by the Romans, yet reviled by the early Christian Church authorities. And Avalon was aslso a place of refuge for some of the more circumspect Druids, as well as a protectorate of the Picts, against the romans... Which is alluded to in MZB's book, as the Lady of the Lake, freely crosses Hadrian's Wall, whenever she goes to the Orkney's, and to, but not mentioned by MZB, Avalon's sattellite locale in the Allan Water's area of Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Summary of The Mists of Avalon
The King is dead, long live the King, but who will it be? The answer is found on the battlefields and in the mystical and powerful manipulations of fate emanating from the women of the legendary isle of Avalon in this intrigue-filled retelling of the King Arthur/Camelot legend. Starring Julianna Margulies, Anjelica Huston, Joan Allen, Caroline Goodall, Edward Atterton, and Samantha Mathis.This adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's sprawling and perennially popular book, whose retelling of the Arthurian legends focused on the role of powerful females, compresses a wealth of mysticism, family intrigue, and bloody swordplay into three hours. While the plot can meander slowly and can sometimes seem, well, mystifying, the work of three notable actresses holds the production together, and the numerous complications do eventually get resolved. As Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, Anjelica Huston endeavors to perpetuate the old religion as pagan Britain comes into contact with Christianity. The scheming Morgause, played to evil perfection by Joan Allen, conspires to her own ends. And Avalon priestess Morgaine, played by Julianna Margulies, travels the heroine's journey, overcoming tragedies, injustice, and all manner of obstacles in her duty to both "the goddess" and her younger brother, King Arthur. Although the action lags at times, the production is quite lavish for a made-for-television feature and the film is ultimately entertaining. --Robert J. McNamara
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