A virtuous monk descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress to lead him astray.
Acting
Cassel's physical transformation from rigid monk to sweating predator
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched monastery that feels like a fever dream
Direction
Moll keeps the melodrama just this side of camp
Director
Dominik Moll
Vincent Cassel
Frère Ambrosio
Déborah François
Valerio
Joséphine Japy
Antonia
Sergi López
Le débauché
Catherine Mouchet
Elvire
Roxane Duran
Agnès
Geraldine Chaplin
L’abbesse
Jordi Dauder
Père Miguel
Javivi
Frère Andrés
Martine Vandeville
Leonella
Pierre-Félix Gravière
Frère Iago
Ernst Umhauer
Le novice
Serge Feuillard
Le tuteur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Matthew Lewis's 1796 Gothic novel, a scandalous text that got the 19-year-old author labeled a corruptor of youth.
Cassel reportedly studied actual monks' physicality for months, then deliberately abandoned that rigidity as the character falls.
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