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Movie
The Monk
Synopsis
One man's soul is caught up in a battle of good vs. evil in this period drama from director Dominik Moll. Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel) has spent most of his life within the walls of a Capuchin monastery in Spain; he was left on their doorstep as an infant, and has grown into a man of God respected among his brothers for his fiercely held principles and intense faith. A new follower joins the order, Valerio (Déborah François), who wears a mask after being horribly disfigured in a fire, but Ambrosio discovers this story isn't true -- Valerio is disguised because he's actually a woman. Shortly after Valerio's secret is revealed, Ambrosio is bitten by a scorpion and the poison nearly kills him. Ambrosio eventually recovers, but he's a changed man after he returns to health, and begins showing a highly inappropriate interest in Antonia (Joséphine Japy), an innocent but beautiful young woman living nearby. As Ambrosio works a greater control over Antonia, some wonder if the monk was more deeply impacted by the scorpion's sting than they imagined -- or if Valerio's gender was not her only secret. Adapted from a novel by Matthew G. Lewis, Le Moine (aka The Monk) was an official selection at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Festival.
Cast
- Vincent Cassel
- Déborah François
- Joséphine Japy
- Sergi López
- Catherine Mouchet
- Jordi Dauder
- Geraldine Chaplin
- Roxane Duran
- Javivi
- Frederic Noaille
- Pierre-Felix Graviere
- Martine Vandeville
- François Maurel
- Stephane Riga
- Sylvie Lager
- Dominik Moll
- Thierry Verrier
- Bina Daigeler
- Matthew G. Lewis
- François Gédigier
- Olivier Dô Hùu
- Alvaro Longoria
- Jordi Berenguer
- Patrick Blossier
- Gérard Hardy
- Antxon Gómez
- Anne-Louise Trividic