The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers (WGA):

Marion Zimmer Bradley (novel)
Gavin Scott (teleplay)

Release Date:

15 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

Passion. Mysticism. Adventure. Journey beyond the legend of Camelot.

Plot:

Based on the bestseller by Marion Zimmer Bradley It tells the story of the women behind King Arthur; including his mother...

Plot Keywords:

King Arthur | Arthurian Legend | Sister | Brother Sister Relationship | Incest

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Anjelica Huston	...	Vivianne
Julianna Margulies	...	Morgaine
Joan Allen	...	Morgause
Samantha Mathis	...	Gwenwyfar
Caroline Goodall	...	Igraine
Edward Atterton	...	Arthur
Michael Vartan	...	Lancelot
Michael Byrne	...	Merlin
Hans Matheson	...	Mordred
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Uther
Clive Russell	...	Gorlois
Tamsin Egerton	...	Young Morgaine
Christopher Fulford	...	Lot
David Calder	...	Uriens
Hugh Ross	...	Bishop Patricius
Edward Jewesbury	...	Ambrosius
Freddie Highmore	...	Young Arthur
Ian Duncan	...	Accolon
Noah Huntley	...	Gawain
Honza Klima	...	Kay
John Comer	...	Talbot
Karel Dobry	...	Rhiannon
Klára Issová	...	Raven (as Klara Issova)
Biddy Hodson	...	Elaine
Tony Curran	...	Uther's Captain
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Cuthbert
Lucy Fillery	...	Serving Woman (as Lucy Fillary)
Elias Zerael Bauer	...	Young Mordred
Justin Muller	...	Gareth
Gabriela Zajickova	...	Child

Directed by
Uli Edel

Writing credits (WGA)
Marion Zimmer Bradley		(novel)
Gavin Scott		(teleplay)

Produced by
Lisa Alexander	....	executive producer
Gideon Amir	....	producer
Maile Berger	....	associate producer
James Coburn	....	executive producer
Bernd Eichinger	....	producer
Doris Kirch	....	co-producer
David Minkowski	....	co-producer
David L. Wolper	....	executive producer
Mark Wolper	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lee Holdridge

Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond

Film Editing by
Michael H. Friedlander		(as Michael Friedlander)
Benjamin A. Weissman

Casting by
Iris Grossman
Jeremy Zimmerman

Production Design by
James Acheson
Rodger Maus

Art Direction by
Jaromír Svarc
Vlasta Svoboda

Set Decoration by
Barbora Bucharova

Costume Design by
James Acheson
Carlo Poggioli		(as Carlo R. Poggioli)

Makeup Department
Linda Dvorakova	....	assistant makeup artist (as Linda Eisenhamerova)
Polly Earnshaw	....	hair designer
Polly Earnshaw	....	makeup designer
Tina Earnshaw	....	makeup artist: Ms. Huston
Carol Hemming	....	hair designer
Carol Hemming	....	makeup designer
Zoe Tahir	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Martina Burgetová	....	production manager: second unit
Jasmin Torbati	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Brighton	....	first assistant director
Jakub Dvorak	....	second second assistant director
Martina Kubesova	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mario Luraschi	....	second unit director
Mirek Lux	....	first assistant director: Czech Republic
Oldrich Mach	....	first assistant director: second unit
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Martin Sebik	....	second assistant director
Dusan Vodak	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tomas Zelenka	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Andrej Kostic	....	illustrator
Milena Koubkova	....	set designer
Lukas Lehoucka	....	stand-by props
Radek Lehoucka	....	propman
Jiri Macke	....	property master
Igor Toshevski	....	storyboard artist
Timothy J. Gorman	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor (as Christopher Aud)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialog & adr editor
Jessica A. Dickson	....	dialogue editor (as Jessica Dickson)
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Hromadka	....	sound effects editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	supervising sound editor
Rene Mikan	....	boom operator
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Christian Minkler)
Reinhard Stergar	....	production sound mixer
David Werntz	....	sound editor
Thomas Whiting	....	supervising adr editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Petr Nusek	....	armour weapons supervisor
Gloria Geary	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Amy Adams	....	visual effects coordinator
Kevin Adams	....	visual effects editor
Eric Chauvin	....	lead matte painter
David Crawford	....	compositor
Dale Fay	....	visual effects supervisor
Kirk Garfield	....	3D lead
Bruno George	....	digital supervisor
Rocco Gioffre	....	digital matte painting
Rimas Juchnevicius	....	digital compositor
Michael Kennedy	....	senior compositor
J.B. Levine	....	visual effects producer
Samantha McGovern	....	compositor: Pinnacle Studios
Gloria Geary	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Radek Bruna	....	stunts
Pavel Cajzl	....	stunts
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts
Mario Luraschi	....	stunt coordinator
Petr Nusek	....	assistant swordmaster
Petr Nusek	....	fencing fight coordinator
Petr Nusek	....	stunt double: swordfight
Petr Nusek	....	stunts
Petr Nusek	....	sword fighter
Leo Stransky	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alexander Bscheidl	....	film loader
Jan Carda	....	focus puller: main camera
Michal Chadima	....	video assist operator: second unit
Petr Dvorak	....	electrician
Nimi Getter	....	gaffer
Martin Grosup	....	director of photography: second unit
Avraham Leibman	....	gaffer (as Avi Leibman)
Jiri Navrátil	....	gaffer
Jan 'Rocky' Rocnak	....	key grip
Jiri 'Rocky' Rocnak	....	dolly grip
Jaromir Sedina	....	Steadicam operator
Jaromir Sedina	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alexander Surkala	....	camera operator
Alexandre Szabo-Fresnais	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Czech Republic
Andrea Clark	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giovanni Casalnuovo	....	assistant costume designer
Serena Fiumi	....	costume assistant
Silvia Guidoni	....	specialty costumer
Enzo Serafino Pellegrino	....	head ager and dyer (as Serafino Pellegrino)
Lindsay Pugh	....	wardrobe supervisor
Dita Valentinova	....	costume assistant
Sarka Zvolenska	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Michael H. Friedlander	....	assistant editor
Yoshie Ishiguro	....	assistant editor
Tony Solomons	....	assistant editor
David Yoneshige	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Aeone	....	singer: underscore vocal solos
Peter Fuchs	....	music recording engineer
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor

Other crew
Branka Cetina	....	assistant production coordinator
Laura Connors	....	first assistant accountant: Prague
Kathi Danielson	....	production accountant
Michal Engrth	....	file clerk
William Hobbs	....	fight arranger
Petr Kavalek	....	assistant production coordinator
Todd M. Lachniet	....	production coordinator
Michael Lewis	....	production financial executive
Iva Lukesová	....	assistant accountant
Franka Mavrides	....	set assistant
Pavel Mrkous	....	location manager
Yuell Newsome	....	stock librarian
Lenka Pavlakova	....	production assistant: second unit
Rebecca Scott	....	set production assistant
Petr Skvor	....	location manager
Roman Spacil	....	battle coordinator
Gwenn Stroman	....	assistant: Anjelica Huston
Marta Urbanová	....	production coordinator
Lori Wyant	....	script supervisor
James Wilberger	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Constantin Film Produktion
• Stillking Films
• Turner Network Television (TNT)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Wolper Organization

Distributors

• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pinnacle Studios

Other Companies

• CE VideoAssist Rental  VideoAssist equipment provided by (2nd unit)
• Leaway Ltd.  production services
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  camera equipment serviced by
• Stillking Films  production services
• VDI Multimedia  post-production services
• Varèse Sarabande  score album released by

Also Known As:

Die Nebel von Avalon (Germany)

Runtime:

183 min | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

Czech Republic | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | USA:Unrated | Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Trivia:

Last film role for Edward Jewesbury.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Morgaine and Lancelot are sitting in the circle of stones together, a device that generates the mist can be clearly seen in the lower right-hand corner.

Quotes:

Viviane: No man or woman can live another's fate.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Commune (2009/I)

Soundtrack:

The Mystic's Dream

Wow!!! As they say, behind every great man is a great woman - or two or three.

I first read the book about two years ago, and loved the re-telling of the Legend of King Arthur from the female point-of-view. However, due to it's length, and detail, I doubted that it could be done on film. Boy, was I ever wrong!

First, I must comment on the casting. I have always enjoyed Juliane Margulies in ER, and Angelica Huston in everything she has done, but they both eclipse their former work with the quality delivered here. There is a scene near the end of part one where they get into an argument, and the emotion is so RAW that I nearly called 911! Terrific!

Next, major cudo's to the set and design people. The costumes are well done and true to period (almost - it depends on whether you hold with Camelot being dated to the mid 400's AD or the 1400's AD). Next, the scene with Arthur & Morgaine at the Beltaine feast, where they are in costume and unaware of each other's identity, was very cleverly done. I liked the details on the wall of the chamber, and the markings on Juliana's face, arms, and legs. Nicely done.

All together, this is a fairly faithful reproduction of the book, and a story worth taking the time to watch.