The Mists of Avalon
by Uli Edel
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Actor: Anjelica Huston, Caroline Goodall, Joan Allen, Julianna Margulies, Samantha MathisDirector: Uli Edel
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Producer: David L. Wolper
Producer: David Minkowski
Producer: Doris Kirch
Producer: Gideon Amir
Writer: Gavin Scott
Writer: Marion Zimmer Bradley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (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: 2.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bottom Line:
The Mists of Avalon is a mixed-bag of a film that sometimes achieves a high level of audience investment in the characters, but at other times showcases the poor direction and hokeyness that have come to define "TV Movies"; it's mainly interesting so you should check it out if you like King Arthur stories, but don't expect art.
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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