Overview
In a fantasy retelling of the Arthurian legend, a young, stubborn Sir Gawain (Dev Patel) struggles to find his place in the court of his uncle, King Arthur (Sean Harris). He then ventures deep into the wild to hunt down the mysterious Green Knight (Ralph Ineson), an unusual and sinister giant haunting the kingdom. Written and directed by David Lowery. Co-starring Alicia Vikander and Joel Edgerton.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
David Lowery - Director
Dev Patel
Alicia Vikander
Joel Edgerton
Sarita Choudhury
Anaïs Rizzo
Joe Anderson
Noelle Brown
Nita Mishra
Tara Mae
Atheena Frizzell
Details
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 031398329084
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: October 2021
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[A] dreamy mood piece that retells the classic hero’s journey as a hypnotic tale steeped in dark magic and supernatural horror." - 07/26/2021 Hollywood Reporter
"[I]t’s a somberly majestic medieval death trip with moments of true enchantment." - 07/26/2021 Variety
"[O]ne of the most memorable films of the year, a fascinating swirl of masculinity, temptation, heroism, and religion." - 07/30/2021 RogerEbert.com
"Rich with atmosphere and metaphor, propelled by a soundtrack of hollow strums and whispering strings, David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT is a kind of artisanal fantasy epic." - 07/26/2021 A.V. Club
"[A]n adaptation of the wonderful 14th-century chivalric poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' only, in the nature of many of the best adaptations, it revises the material freely, leaning into a revisionism that amounts to a daring act of interpretation." - 07/30/2021 Rolling Stone
"[A] sumptuous ragged and inventive adaptation of the anonymous 14th-century chivalric romance..." - 07/29/2021 New York Times
"[A] dark, dazzling, dizzying medieval fever dream..." - 07/28/2021 Chicago Sun-Times
5 stars out of 5 -- "Death gives David Lowery’s films life, and it beats at the weird, transgressive heart of THE GREEN KNIGHT, Lowery’s sixth -- and likely best -- film." - 09/21/2021 Empire
"Lowery leads his flawed protagonist through a dark landscape -- much of it atmospherically shot in Co. Wicklow in Ireland by cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo -- where Christianity and mystical paganism hold equal sway, and the supernatural is never far off.” - 12/03/2021 Sight and Sound
"In THE GREEN KNIGHT, David Lowery and his adventurous young star, Dev Patel, make a bold, inspired leap into Arthurian fantasy." - 12/17/2021 Los Angeles Times
"Green, the color not just of life, but of jealousy and rot, is only one of many multifarious symbols here, in a legend that plays out less like a one-to-one allegory than a dream..." - 12/28/2021 Washington Post
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