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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20010831
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POOR OLD Geoffrey Chaucer never got his own photo byline. So, like God, he tends to be a little vague in the mind's eye. I've always pictured him with a publican's smile and a paunch, but each to his own: in A Knight's Tale, verily, he's a gangly blonde with a Brian Jones sneer and a perfect, Peter-Pan bottom.

We know about the bottom because when we - and our handsome, peasant hero Will (Heath Ledger) - first meet him, Geoff's just lost his clothes during a gambling spree. In a moment that's pure Life of Brian, penury leads him to offer Will the chance of a lifetime. Chaucer will produce ...

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