The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, tells the King Arthur myth from a feminist point of view. The book tells the story from Morgaine's (in the old sources often called Morgan Le Faye) viewpoint, following her life instead of Arthur's, thus removing the negative stigma attached to her character. In the book Bradley depicts Morgaine as a woman fighting for a (more archetypal than historical) matriarchal Celtic culture in a country where patriarchal Christianity threatens to destroy the druidic way of life. Arthur, in her novel, is a strong leader and king, but is unable to resist the ideas of his Christian wife Gwenhwyfar. The novel was a best-seller upon its publication in 1983 and has remained popular to this day.

Miniseries

The book was adapted in 2001 by American cable channel TNT into a miniseries directed by Uli Edel.

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2001 - TNT - Miniseries - Uli Edel

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Cast

• Anjelica Huston as Viviane
• Julianna Margulies as Morgaine
• Joan Allen as Morgause
• Samantha Mathis as Gwenhwyfar
• Caroline Goodall as Igraine
• Edward Atterton as Arthur
• Michael Vartan as Lancelot
• Michael Byrne as Merlin
• Hans Matheson as Mordred
• Mark Lewis Jones as Uther
• Clive Russell as Gorlois