A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.
Acting
Jugnot's sweating, squirming monk steals every scene
Production
The inn itself—cozy death trap you can't escape
Director
Gérard Krawczyk
Josiane Balasko
Rose Martin
Christian Clavier
Pierre Martin
Gérard Jugnot
Père Carnus
Jean-Baptiste Maunier
Octave
Sylvie Joly
Comtesse de Marcillac
Anne Girouard
Marie-Odile de Marcillac
Urbain Cancelier
Philippe de Marcillac
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Maître Rouget
Laurent Gamelon
le bûcheron
Juliette Lamboley
Mathilde
Fred Epaud
Violet
François-Xavier Demaison
Simon Barbeuf
Christian Bujeau
Le capitaine
Olivier Saladin
Le cocher
Igor Skreblin
Le montreur d'ours
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of Claude Autant-Lara's 1951 classic, which itself was banned by the Catholic Church for mocking confession.
The 2007 remake flopped because French audiences found it too slapstick—the original's slower dread worked better.
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