Word: gere
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...RICHARD GERE'S LANCELOT IS A cheeky existentialist. Julia Ormond's Guinevere is all up-to-date feminist spunk. Sean Connery's King Arthur is a leader for the Clinton era, well-meaning, essentially temporizing, as he impotently watches a great dream dwindle...
starring Sean Connery, Julia Ormond and Richard Gere...
...King Arthur was made for Sean Connery, even if he is Scottish and has never quite lost his burr. Britain's Julia Ormond puts a new twist on the familiar Lady Guinevere, giving her a '90s strength to match her fabled beauty. And while Lancelot, played by Richard Gere, is the least inspiring of the three, he still manages to make believable his part in the peculiar love triangle...
...Gere's performance is nowhere near as solid as Connery's. Gere's stout American accent is slightly incongruous with the stately English court atmosphere and his screen presence is often dwarfed by Connery...
...However, Gere's portrayal does flesh out the character of Sir Lancelot. This is not an easy task, since traditional Lancelots tend toward a dull, self assured stock hero, with a limited range of emotion. Gere's Lancelot does convince the audience that he really could rival Arthur for the Queen's affections. He may not have the commanding voice and imposing presence of Connery's Arthur, but he risks life and limb for Guinevere on several occasions, and isn't afraid to grunt and sweat while doing...