The Monk (2011 film)
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The Monk is a 2011 French-Spanish thriller directed by Dominik Moll
. It is an adaptation of Matthew Lewis' gothic novel of the same name
. It chronicles the story of a Capucin Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel
), a well-respected monk in Spain and his downfall. It was released in France on 13 July 2011.
in female form. Focus also is also shone on Antonia's previous relationship with Lorenzo, whose sister is tortured by hyprocritical nuns for her her own relationship. Returning to Ambrosio, he is delivered to the Inquisition
; escaping only by selling his soul to the devil. The devil prevents Ambrosio's final repentance, and informs Ambrosio that Antonia is the monk's sister.
Dominik Moll
Dominik Moll is a German born French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien and Lemming. He was born in Bühl, West Germany....
. It is an adaptation of Matthew Lewis' gothic novel of the same name
The Monk
The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. It was written before the author turned 20, in the space of 10 weeks.-Characters:...
. It chronicles the story of a Capucin Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel is a Cesar award winning French actor probably best known to English-speaking audiences through his performances in the Ocean's Trilogy of films and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.-Personal life:...
), a well-respected monk in Spain and his downfall. It was released in France on 13 July 2011.
Plot
A well respected monk , Capucino Ambrosio compromises himself with his carnal lust for a pupil, a woman disguised as a monk (Matilda),she tempts the monk to transgress and he is soon found desiring another, the innocent Antonia. Matilda uses magic spells to help the monk in his pursuit of Antonia, whom he later rapes and kills. It later emerges that Matilda is an instrument of SatanSatan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
in female form. Focus also is also shone on Antonia's previous relationship with Lorenzo, whose sister is tortured by hyprocritical nuns for her her own relationship. Returning to Ambrosio, he is delivered to the Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
; escaping only by selling his soul to the devil. The devil prevents Ambrosio's final repentance, and informs Ambrosio that Antonia is the monk's sister.
Cast
- Vincent CasselVincent CasselVincent Cassel is a Cesar award winning French actor probably best known to English-speaking audiences through his performances in the Ocean's Trilogy of films and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.-Personal life:...
as Capucino Ambrosio - Déborah FrançoisDéborah FrançoisDéborah François is a Belgian actress. She starred in the Palme d'Or winning film L'Enfant playing the lead role of Sonya...
as Matilda - Joséphine Japy as Antonia
- Catherine MouchetCatherine MouchetCatherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
as Elvire - Geraldine ChaplinGeraldine ChaplinGeraldine Leigh Chaplin is an English-American actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin.Chaplin first came to prominence for her Golden Globe-nominated role of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago . She received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville...
as l'abbesse - Sergi LópezSergi LópezSergi López i Ayats is a Spanish actor.-Early life:Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical Catalan nativity plays called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq...
as Le débauché - Catherine MouchetCatherine MouchetCatherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
as Elvire - Jordi DauderJordi DauderJordi Dauder i Guardiola was a Spanish actor. Dauder was a veteran actor with a prolific career that includes over a hundred films, plays and television series....
as Père Miguel - Roxane Duran as Soeur Agnes
- Frédéric Noaille as Lorenzo
- JaviviJaviviJavier Gil Valle, aka Javivi , is a Spanish actor.When he was a child, he lived in France and he went later to Madrid, where he studied secondary education and sociology. He worked as a social worker in Madrid Council and he later went back to Paris where he received a Ph.D degree in Sorbonne...
as Frère Andrés