Monk
The finale, in which godly rites are juxtaposed against the vilest of sins, builds to an unholy power.
The Monk
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 and 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, THE MONK was an official selection at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Festival.
Genre
Drama,
Mystery,
Thriller/Suspense
Runtime
101
Language
French
Director
Dominik Moll
Cast
Déborah Francois,
Joséphine Japy
FEATURED REVIEW
Michael Atkinson, Time Out New York
There’s always room for another adaptation of Matthew Lewis’s 1795 scandal-igniting ur-Gothic novel, and this lavish French turn positively seethes with the strain of Christian sex-dread and debauchery. Vincent Cassel makes for a tightly coiled Brother Ambrosio, the famously devout Capuchin whose ...
Played at
Beverly Hills
Lumiere Music Hall
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