The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon (2001)

  • 43% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (13,012 ratings)

This three-hour miniseries adapts Marion Zimmer Bradley's feminist recasting of the Arthurian mythos into a big-budget cable television event. In ancient England, Christianity is spreading and the Saxons are invading. It's up to Viviane (Anjelica Huston) -- Lady of the Lake and high priestess of the… More

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Unrated, 3 hr.
Directed By
Uli Edel, Ulrich Edel
Written By
Gavin Scott
Genres
Drama, Television, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jul 15, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Dec 11, 2001
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    the spirit of the story remains sturdy, even if some intriguing details and characters had to be sacrificed for the sake of time.

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    As a fantasy, The Mists of Avalon lacks the fantastic, as a war film it lacks compelling battle scenes, and as a romance, it lacks, er, romance.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Oooooh love a good movie about Camelot!! This version is a "dark" one, and very different than I am used to. I guess that it doesn't matter to me what version I see, just as long as it is well done. I really enjoyed this!

  • Dean M


    Sterling performances with Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen and Anjelica Huston in this long TV movie which retells the Arthurian legend from the perspective of the coomen who shaped events with spirited powers. This is my second favourite Arthurian legend story of the movie.

  • Ginny  


    Love Merlin and all those stories that have to do with Camelot? <br><br><i>"Most of what you think you know about Camelot, Gwenhwyfar, Lancelot and the evil sorceress known as Morgaine le Fay, is nothing but lies."</i><br><br>Based on the… More

  • Leo L


    Great!

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