Rent Honour of Knights (2006)
3.3 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- Reducing and re-working the plot of Cervantes' novel to its fundamentals, it follows Quixote and Sancho as they set off in search of adventures. At the heart of their journey is their relationship - affectionate, desperate, and solitary - which unwinds slowly against the natural beauty of the Catalan countryside. Their discussions range from the banal to the profound as their friendship deepens.
- Actors:
- Lluís Carbó, Lluís Serrat, Jaume Badia, Glynn Bruce, Felicià Butinyà, Lluís Cardenal, Paula Casadevall, Bartomeu Casellas, Rafael Castañer, Josep Cortada, Arminda Dehesa
- Directors:
- Albert Serra
- Aka:
- Honor de cavalleria
- Studio:
- Soda Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Spain
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Aimless drift of a film - Honour of Knights review by TE
'Slow Cinema' has become a recognised genre over the last decade, and it is a happy antidote to the crash-bang-wallop dominance of Hollywood and the multiplex reliance on short attention spans. Slow Cinema has given us several great directors (Bela Tarr, Lav Diaz, Tsai Ming-Liang and others).
However, it has also given us some "Marmite" directors, and for me, Albert Serra is one. This film, 'Honour of the Knights', is something of a rehearsal for 'The Story of My Death', which follows Casanova and his manservant on a desultory wander from nowhere to nowhere.
In 'Honour of the Knights' we follow Don Quixote and Sancho Panza through some summery Catalan countryside, with uneventful silences punctuated by the knight's querulous, dementing obsessions.
I love many examples of Slow Cinema, but Serra leaves me baffled and inclined to think that his work is superficial and bland.
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