Alexandre Astier confided that a scene from the feature film Kaamelott – Premier Volet had been shot in his garage! And yet, on the screen, we do not realize anything!
This article is SPOILER and reveals intrigue points of Kaamelott – first installment. Read on at the risk of spoiling the surprises and revelations of the film.
Kaamelott’s DVD-Blu-Ray – First part is finally out and with it, an audio commentary provided by Alexandre Astier in the company of two of his children. The opportunity for fans to glean more information on the scenes of the film and its characters.
The creator of the saga confided that a scene from the feature film had been filmed well after the end of the official shooting and with the means at hand! Explanations.
The scene takes part in Arthur’s siege of Kaamelott. While the Burgundians, finally coordinated, will begin hostilities with siege engines, Karadoc, Guinevere, Merlin and Perceval are tasked before that with the sappe work aimed at collapsing part of the castle from the basements by doing s’ collapse its foundations.
Except that underground, nothing goes as planned and Karadoc, who does not understand the plan, refuses to execute it. While moaning, his feet get caught in a dragging rope that … triggers the sappe! A scene that was shot in Alexandre Astier’s garage!
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Karadoc’s feet get caught in a rope and the game begins!
These close-ups of Karadoc’s shod feet embarrassed by the rope are actually shot over a year after filming ended because “they were missing”, says the director. The filming camera was therefore used a posteriori in order to add these scenes, which were missing for the proper understanding of the film and the scene of the sappe.
Then, the magic of the cinema operated and nobody noticed it either in the cinema or at home, because you really have to have your nose on it in freeze-frame to possibly have a doubt. “Sacred trapeze number”!
For more anecdotes, go to the DVD-Blu-ray of Kaamelott – First Stream.
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