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Posted March 28, 2012 06:12 PM by Webmaster
Metrodome Distribution have released the official UK theatrical trailer for director Dominik Moll's Le moine a.k.a The Monk (2011), starring Vincent Cassel (Dobermann, Brotherhood of the Wolf), Déborah François (Female Agents), Joséphine Japy (Neuilly Yo Mama!), and Sergi López (With a Friend Like Harry). The film will open in theaters across the UK on April 27th.
Adapted from the eponymous cult classic Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, written in 1796, the film chronicles the rise and fall of a Capuchin Monk (Cassel) in 17th century Madrid.
Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery and raised in strict Capuchin fashion, Ambrosio has become the most famous preacher in the country. While large crowds from all over the country come to hear his mesmerizing sermons, he's also bitterly envied for his success by certain fellow monks. Convinced of his virtue and righteousness, Brother Ambrosio thinks he is immune to temptation...Until obscure events start terrorizing the monastery. Could they be connected to the unexpected arrival of Valerio, an apprentice monk who has the miraculous gift to relieve Ambrosio's splitting headaches and hides his disfigured face under a wax mask?
The original Le moine was released in 1972. The film was directed by Greek helmer Adonis Kyrou and was based on a script by Luis Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carrière. Ambrosio, the evil monk, was played by Italian actor Franco Nero (Django).
Adapted from the eponymous cult classic Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, written in 1796, the film chronicles the rise and fall of a Capuchin Monk (Cassel) in 17th century Madrid.
Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery and raised in strict Capuchin fashion, Ambrosio has become the most famous preacher in the country. While large crowds from all over the country come to hear his mesmerizing sermons, he's also bitterly envied for his success by certain fellow monks. Convinced of his virtue and righteousness, Brother Ambrosio thinks he is immune to temptation...Until obscure events start terrorizing the monastery. Could they be connected to the unexpected arrival of Valerio, an apprentice monk who has the miraculous gift to relieve Ambrosio's splitting headaches and hides his disfigured face under a wax mask?
The original Le moine was released in 1972. The film was directed by Greek helmer Adonis Kyrou and was based on a script by Luis Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carrière. Ambrosio, the evil monk, was played by Italian actor Franco Nero (Django).
