medieval

A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.

Siegfried, Prince of Xanten, sets off to win the hand of Kriemhild, Princess of Burgundy. In his travels to meet the princess, he encounters a dragon, whose blood is said to make you immortal; fights Alberich, King of the Dwarves, to acquire his legendary treasure of magic items; helps King Gunther win Queen Brunhild of Iceland through trickery. But the consequences of his feats come to haunt him, setting the stage for dramatic and tragic events.

In a turbulent period of Russian history, Andrei Rublev, a monk and revered icon painter, struggles to maintain his artistic and spiritual identity. After witnessing a brutal battle and becoming involved, he takes a vow of silence and withdraws from painting. Over time, he seeks to return to his art.

In medieval Sweden, Töre and Märeta send their daughters, Karin and Ingerin, to carry candles to a distant church. On the way, the young women encounter a group of shepherds, and what seems like a harmless gathering turns into a tragedy when the men brutally rape and murder Karin. The killers unwittingly seek refuge in Karin's family home, and Töre, conflicted by his faith, plots revenge. The Virgin Spring is based on a Swedish ballad from the 13th century.

Based on Chrétien de Troyes’ 12th-century novel Perceval, the Story of the Grail, this film follows Perceval’s journey from being knighted by King Arthur to training with the Knights of the Round Table. Unlike other adaptations, Rohmer places the characters in a stylized, theatrical kingdom, featuring a chorus and characters narrating their deeds using verses from the original text.

During the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk joins a group led by a knight to investigate a remote village rumored to be untouched by the disease. As they search for the truth behind alleged resurrections and a suspected necromancer, they confront unsettling forces that challenge their beliefs and survival.