Gian Maria Volonté
Zénon
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May 13, 1988 · With Gian Maria Volontè, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe, Anna Karina. In the sixteenth century, Spain occupies Flanders, an Inquisition enforces the faith. Aging writer and philosopher, Zénon Ligre, comes to Bruges using a false name and papers to serve as a physician to the poor, establishing a clinic and steam bath.
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- Drama, History
- André Delvaux
- 1988-05-13
In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant. André Delvaux. Director, Screenplay. Marguerite Yourcenar. Novel. The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under ...
In the sixteenth century, Spain occupies Flanders, an Inquisition enforces the faith. Aging writer and philosopher, Zénon Ligre, comes to Bruges using a false name and papers to serve as a physician to the poor, establishing a clinic and steam bath.
A film review of L'Oeuvre au noir (1988) directed by Andre Delvaux, featuring Gian Maria Volonte, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe
- André Delvaux
L'Oeuvre au Noir plot Zeno, a surgeon and alchemist in 16th century Flanders, roams Europe to escape the Inquisition, which persecutes him for his dissident writings and supposedly diabolical practices.
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- Gian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe
- André Delvaux
A unique story about a middle-aged lawyer's compulsive visits to the barber, which symbolized the psychosis brought on by his idealistic love for a pupil at a girls' school where he teaches. Elegantly shot in black-and-white by the celebrated Belgian cinematographer Ghislain Cloquet (who would work on five more features with Delvaux), the film ...
L'oeuvre au noir (1988) starring Gian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Anna Karina and directed by André Delvaux.
