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Abyss / L' Oeuvre Au Noir / L'oeuvre Au Noir


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Tookey's Rating
5 /10
 
Average Rating
5.50 /10
 
Starring
Gian Maria Volonte, Jean Bouise, Philippe Leotard
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Directed by: Andre Delvaux (pictured)
Written by: Andre Delvaux

 
 
 
Released: 1988
   
Genre: DRAMA
SCIENCE FICTION
FOREIGN
COSTUME
   
Origin: Belgium
   
Colour: C
   
Length: 110
 
 


 
A 16th century iconoclast (Gian Maria Volonte) tries to evade the Inquisition.
Reviewed by Chris Tookey

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Strong points are the sense of the mediaeval period, Charlie Van Damme's cinematography, and a faultless cast. The story, however, might most charitably be described as picaresque: it's rambling and self-indulgent and far too slow, so it's hard to care what happens to the hero.


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