Honor of the Knights

For the 2009 novel, see The Honour of the Knights.

Film

Honor of the Knights

Directed by| Albert Serra
Written by| Albert Serra
Cinematography| Eduard Grau

Running time

| 103[1] or 110 minutes[2]
Language| Catalan

Honor of the Knights (Catalan: Honor de cavalleria; also known as Honor of the Knights/Quixotic) is a 2006 slow film by Catalan auteur Albert Serra. The film re-envisions the adventures from the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote, eschewing the Cervantes narrative in favour of placing Quixote and Sancho Panza on a contemplative, wandering story.[1] Serra explained that he chose the subject-matter of the film so he could "focus on atmosphere... on things I love better than just showing the plot... With these characters... I don’t care about being more or less faithful to the original source or character that comes from literature or history".[3]

The film was screened at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

## Reception

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Matt Zoller Seitz, writing for The New York Times, called the film "a virtual definition of the phrase 'acquired taste'", but added that "if you invest yourself in Mr. Serra’s vision, the film’s emotional payoffs are devastating".[2] Honor of the Knights appeared in a tie for seventh place on Cahiers du Cinéma's top ten list of 2007.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hortelano, Lorenzo J. Torres, ed. (September 2011). Directory of World Cinema: Spain. Intellect. pp. 153–155. ISBN 9781841504636.
2. ^ a b Seitz, Matt Zoller (21 September 2007). "Reflections of Don Quixote". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
3. ^ Peranson, Mark (2013). "The Beauty of Horror and the Horror of Beauty: An Encounter with Albert Serra". Cinema Scope. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
4. ^ "Quinzaine 2006". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
5. ^ "Cahiers du Cinéma". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

General references

* Hertenstein, Mike (31 March 2009). "Quixotic Visions". The Other Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
* Peranson, Mark (2006). "Battles of Honour and Humanity: Albert Serra's Quixotic Experiment". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
* "Prisons, Punks and Don Quixote". LA Weekly. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

## External links

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* Honor of the Knights at IMDb

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Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote (1605/1615)

Characters,
imaginary characters,
and animals|

* Alonso Quixano / Don Quixote
* Sancho Panza
* Cide Hamete Benengeli
* Clavileño
* Dulcinea del Toboso / Aldonza Lorenzo
* Ginés de Pasamonte
* Ricote
* Rocinante

Stage|

* The Comical History of Don Quixote (1694 play)
* Double Falsehood (1727 play)

Opera and
musical|

* Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse (1743)
* Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho (1761 opera)
* Sancho Pança dans son isle (1762 opera)
* Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamace (1771 opera)
* Don Quixote (1898 opera)
* Don Quichotte (1910 opera)
* Man of La Mancha (1964 musical, "The Impossible Dream" song)

Orchestral|

* Don Quixote (Richard Strauss, 1898)

Ballet|

* Don Quixote (Ludwig Minkus, 1869)

Film|

* Don Quixote (1903)
* Incident from Don Quixote (1908)
* Don Quixote (1923)
* Don Quixote (1933)
* Don Quixote (1947)
* Don Quixote (1955–1969, unfinished)
* Don Quixote (1957)
* Dulcinea (1963)
* Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968)
* Man of La Mancha (1972)
* Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
* Don Quixote (2000)
* Lost in La Mancha (2002)
* Don Quixote, Knight Errant (2002)
* Honor de cavalleria (2006)
* Donkey Xote (2007)
* Don Quixote (2010)
* Don Quixote (2015)
* The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
* He Dreams of Giants (2019)

Television|

* I, Don Quixote (1959 teleplay)
* Zukkoke Knight - Don De La Mancha (1980 series)
* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1989 series)
* El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992 series)
* Don Quixote (2011 series)

Album|

* La Leyenda de la Mancha (1998, "Molinos de viento" song)

Art|

* Don Quixote (1955 sketch)
* Don Quixote (1976 sculpture)

Related|

* Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda
* Amadís de Gaula
* List of works influenced by Don Quixote
* Quixotism
* The History of Cardenio
* "The Truth about Sancho Panza" (1931 short story)
* "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" (1939 short story)
* Monsignor Quixote (1982 novel)
* Super Don Quix-ote (1984 video game)

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