I did enjoy watching some of the more child-friendly films while I was sick, and here is what I landed on. It ties in with the solar eclipse of last April, is suspenseful without being scary, and introduces all of the main characters:
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1989, TV movie, rated G
starring Keshia Knight Pulliam
Problem solved!
If he wants to learn more (and for a more balanced portrayal of Merlin, who is usually on Arthur's side and not on Mordred's), we can then watch this.
- The Sword in the Stone
1963, rated G
minus the Madame Mim part (59:45 - 1:09:30)
I also have the original motion picture soundtrack for Camelot and love it! We could watch this movie as the final one of the trio, to see how it all ends.
- Camelot (Lerner & Loewe musical)
1967, rated G
starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave
And of course I have books. He's very welcome to read these as well!
I have The Kitchen Knight, retold by Margaret Hodges, and a vintage chapter book The Castle of Ladies, retold by Constance Hieatt. Just learned that Hieatt was a very well-regarded medieval scholar who wrote a whole series of chapter books retelling parts of the Arthurian Cycle for children!
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