Medieval Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the ..... Not so Bad

'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - Een podcast door Richard Abels

Send us a textIn this episode, Richard explains why there are so few movies set in the Middle Ages that are historically accurate, and gives examples of a good film (Eric Rohmer's "Perceval le Gallois"; a bad film, Ridley Scott's "The Kingdom of Heaven"; and a not so bad medieval film, Ridley Scott's most recent blockbuster, "The Last Duel." Richard and Carol devote most of the podcast to discussing what is historical and what is anachronistic about the last, as it is the most recent me...

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