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Igrayne's Dance performed by Katrine Boorman from the 1981 film Excalibur, a beautiful dance sequence. Katrine Boorman is the daughter of director John Boorman.
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Igrayne : Uther, is this true? Don't let him take the child! Uther : I swore an oath, Igrayne. I made a pact with Merlin.
A re-edit of Igraine's dance scene from the 1981 film Excalibur with epilogue.Starring Katrine Boorman as IgraineSpecial guests Corin Redgrave as the Duke of...
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Just for starters, it’s hard to approach Excalibur’s scope. Boorman’s film is an adaptation of Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory’s 15th-century compilation of various Arthurian myths, and it spans decades. The movie leads off with a 23-minute prologue that chronicles the downfall of Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne), who was given Excalibur, the m...
Watching Excalibur today, there is much that stands out. The movie is gorgeous with Boorman and cinematographer Alex Thomson using Ireland’s natural beauty as well as bold (and often green-colored) lighting to build a lush and vibrant world. The music is a frenzied and triumphant combination of various Richard Wagner operas (most notably “Götterdäm...
Excalibur’s biggest demerit is that, with one major exception, it doesn’t think much of its female characters. Igrayne (Katrine Boorman, the director’s own daughter) is introduced in the prologue, raped by a magically disguised Uther, and then discarded once the main plot is set in motion. Guinevere (Cherie Lunghi) is largely around just to drive a...
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Actress: Excalibur. Katrine Boorman was born on 6 August 1960 in Hampshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Excalibur (1981), Hope and Glory (1987) and Marie Antoinette (2006). She is married to Danny Moynihan.
- January 1, 1
- Actress, Producer, Director
- Hampshire, England, UK
- Kathrin Boorman
Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, cowritten and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.
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Unfortunately, Uther grows obsessed with the beautiful Igrayne (Katrine Boorman), wife of his ally Leondegrance (Patrick Stewart) and, with a reluctant Merlin’s aid, he infiltrates their castle and makes love to her. Igrayne bears Uther’s son, but the king is slain and embeds Excalibur inside a stone.
