Synopsis
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
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Cast
- Dev PatelGawain
- Alicia VikanderLady / Essel
- Joel EdgertonLord
- Sarita ChoudhuryMother
- Sean HarrisKing
- Kate DickieQueen
- Barry KeoghanScavenger
- Erin KellymanWinifred
- Ralph InesonGreen Knight
- Emilie HetlandFirst Thief
Recommendations
- 100
Consequence
David Lowery deconstructs the hero's journey with this sumptuous dark fantasy. - 100
RogerEbert.com
It is scary, sexy, and strange in ways that American films are rarely allowed to be, culminating in a sequence that cast the whole film in a new light for this viewer. We're all just sitting in that banquet hall, listening to the story requested by King Arthur, told by a master storyteller. - 100
The Playlist
Told in sumptuously gritty imagery, this epic feat of bold imagination, unconcerned with mitigating its creative force for the sake of unadventurous audiences, has an unconventional film grammar and irregular structure that peers into the different possible outcomes of the would-be paladin’s trek. - 100
Slashfilm
The enormity of this film intimidates me. And it hypnotizes me, and seduces me, and captures me until it feels as if the green has grown like moss over my entire body. But rather than threatening to choke, The Green Knight injects a new source of oxygen into the sword-and-sorcery genre. - 91
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The power of Lowery’s work here is to filter his many influences into a singular vision that feels entirely in his sole possession. - 91
IndieWire
Stoned out of its mind and shot with a genre-tweaking mastery that should make John Boorman proud, it’s also the rare movie that knows exactly what it is, which is an even rarer movie that’s perfectly comfortable not knowing exactly what it is. - 90
IGN
The Green Knight is truly astounding. - 88
USA Today
Several heads roll though it’s your mind that'll get truly blown by The Green Knight, a visually dazzling and thoughtful trip back to Camelot.
