Excalibur 15

Rising to the operatic grandeur and darkness of the Arthurian legend, John Boorman’s landmark epic is a brilliant and uncompromising fable of maximalist cinematic excess. Set amidst the mud, mist, and shadow of England’s Dark Ages, the film breathlessly charts Arthur’s life from birth to death – from the sword in the stone to the quest for the Holy Grail. With a who’s who of talent, including Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart, this is real mythic cinema writ large.

Coinciding with the release of Christopher Nolan’s cinematic retelling of The Odyssey, we present a summer season of epic movies inspired by myths and legends.