简介：Firstofall,"LachansondeRoland"isagreatfilm.But,unfortunately,it'squiteanunknownone.Unlikeother"medieval"films(e.g.AnthonyMann's"ElCid")there'sno"sword-battle-american-pulp-shit"stuff,butahardintellectualeffortinordertoofferusarealisticversionoftheEuropeanMiddleAges.Andalsoanextraordinaryrespectforthetextitisbasedon,whichprovesthatthere'sanexactpointbetweenplaintranslationintoimagesand"commercial"or"updating"stupidness(butyoumustbecleverenoughtofindit!).ThedirectorseemstoknowthisancientFrenchliterarymasterpieceasdeeplyassirLawrenceOlivierknewShakespeare'sgreatestplays.Lastbutnotleast,Kinskiissuperb,eitherasthepoor"jongleur"who'stravelingtoSantiagodeCompostelawithhismates,orRoland,theherofromthestoryhetellsduringtheirpilgrimage.I'drecommendthisfilmtoanyviewer,andspeciallytoteacherswho'dliketofindaneasy,powerfulwaytoshowtheirstudentshow"different"andfascinatingtheMiddleAgescanbe.…