The story of Perceval, as first told by Chrétien in The Story of the Grail (Perceval), and then later adapted into a French art film, Perceval le Gallois by Éric Rohmer, is one of gallant knights and mysterious lords, but also draws inspiration from and comparisons to the Bible. Through direct imagery and references to parables, something that Chrétien mentions even before he starts his story, the audience gets that the Bible is a constant influence on the story. Chrétien sought to make his own parable subtext within his story of Perceval while loosely making connections to biblical elements. Rohmer, making his film as an almost exact adaptation of Chrétien’s…