The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Movie Info
Cast
as Viviane
as Morgaine
as Morgause
as Gwenhwyfar
as Igraine
as Arthur
as Lancelot
as Merlin
as Mordred
as Uther
as Gerlois
as Young Morgaine
as Lot
as Young Arthur
as Uriens
as Pairicius
as Ambrosius
as Raven
as Young Arthur
as Captain Talbot
Critic Reviews for The Mists of Avalon
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (6) | DVD (4)
[The] sense of monotony ultimately dooms this pic about the doom of Camelot.
... a lavish mini-series version of Marion Zimmer Bradley's feminist take on King Arthur's Camelot...
This feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend is dark, kinky and violent. It's also more entertaining, intriguing and thought-provoking than those godawful NBC miniseries of recent years.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's source novel... deserved a rousing triumph of an adaptation, not the well-meaning, slightly dull yawn that it got instead.
When compared to fantasy miniseries like The 10th Kingdom, Mists of Avalon is an entertaining, fresh take on a story we never seem to get tired of hearing.
the spirit of the story remains sturdy, even if some intriguing details and characters had to be sacrificed for the sake of time.
Audience Reviews for The Mists of Avalon
I was about to say that this is the most sick, twisted, disgusting story I've ever heard of... but then I did some research on other Arthurian lore and found that this version is quite tame compared to some others out there. I've seen the movie The Sword in the Stone, the musical Camelot, the movie King Arthur, read the story Excalibur and the poem The Lady of Shalott but this takes the cake for the version I've seen that's the darkest and grittiest. First, Viviane forces Igraine to lose her husband and marry another man and have a child with this man. That child (Arthur) is forced to be separated from his parents and beloved sister Morgaine and then forced (unknowingly) to have sex with that sister in which a child is born (Mordred.) Then, since his wife is unable to produce an heir, he forces her to have a threesome with his best friend (Lancelot) who is also the man she secretly loves. It is at this point in the movie (although I almost turned it off at two other points) that I decide to finish the unbearably long and insufferable movie by fast forwarding through sections. It was only out of sheer morbid curiosity that I finish it to find out the ending. The movie made me sick to my stomach and angry. It was also quite possibly the most sacrilegious film I've ever encountered. The end though about Mary the mother of Christ being worshiped as a goddess isn't far from the truth though I'm sure some Catholics would disagree and find this movie extremely blasphemous. There is nothing really good to say about this movie. I was thoroughly disgusted.
Super Reviewer
Oooooh love a good movie about Camelot!! This version is a "dark" one, and very different than I am used to. I guess that it doesn't matter to me what version I see, just as long as it is well done. I really enjoyed this!
Super Reviewer
Sterling performances with Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen and Anjelica Huston in this long TV movie which retells the Arthurian legend from the perspective of the coomen who shaped events with spirited powers. This is my second favourite Arthurian legend story of the movie.
Super Reviewer
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