The Monk

A virtuous monk descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress to lead him astray.

Cast

Vincent Cassel

as Frère Ambrosio

Déborah François

as Valerio

Joséphine Japy

as Antonia

Sergi López

as Le débauché

Catherine Mouchet

as Elvire

Roxane Duran

as Agnès

Geraldine Chaplin

as L’abbesse

Jordi Dauder

as Père Miguel

Frédéric Noaille

as Lorenzo

Javivi

as Frère Andrés

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A good movie, with nice gothic touches, despite being tiring, slow, excessively dark and not very faithful to the original book.** I saw this movie very recently and was pleased. The film is a remake of an older work, from 1972, both of which are inspired by an older historical novel of the sam...

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