16th Century France. The beautiful Isabelle becomes engaged to a Catholic man, but the cruel Protestant leader François de Baynes declares that she will belong to him.
If you have a thing for medieval history—the kind where people actually look like they’re wearing heavy, uncomfortable wool and the stone walls look damp—you should probably watch Le tournoi. It’s one of Jean Renoir’s last silent films, and while it doesn't have the sophisticated social commentary of his later 1930s st...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jean Renoir
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
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"If you have a thing for medieval history—the kind where people actually look like they’re wearing heavy, uncomfortable wool and the stone walls look damp—you should probably watch Le tournoi. It’s one of Jean Renoir’s last silent films, and while it doesn't have the sophisticated social commentary of his later 1930s stuff, it has a physical weight that most historical movies lack. If you’re looking for a fast-paced action movie, you’ll probably hate this. It lingers. It breathes. It spends a lot..."
André Jaeger-Schmidt, Jean Renoir, Henry Dupuis-Mazuel
France
