Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn (phim)

Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn () là một phim cổ trang do Richard Thorpe đạo diễn, xuất phẩm ngày 22 tháng 12 năm 1953 tại Bắc Mỹ và Tây Âu, sớm trở thành một trong những tác phẩm điện ảnh đặc trưng nhất về thời đại Arthur.
Lịch sử.
Truyện phim phỏng theo một phần tác phẩm "Cái chết vua Arthur" (Le Morte Darthur) của Sir Thomas Malory.
Kĩ thuật.
Bộ phim được quay tại Dublin, Cornwall, Devon, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire năm 1953.
Diễn xuất.
A number of notable performers - the first two here appearing in several scenes and with several lines to speak - were uncredited. These include: Ralph Truman as King Marr of the Picts, Henry Oscar as King Mark of Cornwall, Desmond Llewelyn as a herald, and Patricia Owens as Lady Vivien. Valentine Dyall spoke the opening narration. Laurence Harvey was included as a cast member in an early edit of this article - and also on IMDb - but his participation in this film remains unconfirmed.
Hậu trường.
The film had some sequences shot near lâu đài Tintagel, Cornwall, with local people as extras. Scenes for the first battle were shot at Luttrellstown Castle Estate in Co. Dublin, Ireland. Woodland scenes and the hawking scenes were shot at Ashridge Forest, Herts. The Torquilstone Castle set designed by Alfred Junge for "Ivanhoe" (1952) was expanded and re-dressed as Camelot. Most of the indoor filming was at MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood, Herts.
George Sanders was originally cast as Modred but fell ill prior to shooting and was replaced by Stanley Baker, who had just made an impression in "The Cruel Sea" (1953).
The film was apparently shot on Eastmancolor stock, like "Quentin Durward" (1955), but it was advertised only as being 'in COLOR magnificence'. [See poster on Infobox above.] The film itself credits no color process. IMDb attributes the prints to Technicolor's laboratory, but it is not listed as one of the corporation's film prints in Fred E Basten's book "Glorious Technicolor".
Công chiếu.
According to MGM records, the film earned $4,518,000 in the US and Canada and $3,578,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $1,641,000. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, gives "Knights of the Round Table" reports that 67% of six surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6/10.
Moreover, "Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn" has received mixed reviews from the majority of critics. "The New York Times" Bosley Crowther found "Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn" to be a refreshing, enjoyable film that resembled "a spectacular, richly costumed Western film", stating that the new CinemaScope technology brought the film to life. Decent Films Guide reviewer Steven D. Greydanus gave the film a "B", stating, "a solid adaptation of the King Arthur legend, "Knights of the Round Table" benefits from its colorful pageantry and strongly Christian milieu, including a royal Catholic wedding and a transcendent moment of revelation involving the Holy Grail."
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Vinh danh.
"Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn" was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Alfred Junge, Hans Peters, John Jarvis) and Sound Recording (A. W. Watkins). It was also nominated for the Grand Prix at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.