

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was produced by American cable channel TNT and directed by Uli Edel.
The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was produced by American cable channel TNT and directed by Uli Edel.
I have never read the books, I know they are a worldwide best seller, but this short series is still no advertisment to do so. To be honest I couldn't even bring myself to watch the second half of it because towards the end of the first it drifts a little bit too much towards a soap opera.
Then there is the thing that every time the Arthur tale is told it is told differently. F.e. I can't remember that a lot of the main characters were related and [spoiler] that there was incest between Arthur and his sister. [/spoiler] While this might be omissions of knowledge on my part I can still not give this a high rating.
I have never read the books, I know they are a worldwide best seller, but this short series is still no advertisment to do so. To be honest I couldn't even bring myself to watch the second half of it because towards the end of the first it drifts a little bit too much towards a soap opera.
Then there is the thing that every time the Arthur tale is told it is told differently. F.e. I can't remember that a lot of the main characters were related and [spoiler] that there was incest between Arthur and his sister. [/spoiler] While this might be omissions of knowledge on my part I can still not give this a high rating.