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Review: The Monk

29 April 2012 4:26 AM, PDT | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »

This is the Pure Movies review of The Monk, directed by Dominik Moll and starring Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy and Sergi López. Written by award-winning producer and director Garth Twa, exclusively for Pure Movies. Lightning rents the black sky. A castle, er, monastery sits high and forbidding on a distant hill. Eddies swirl in angry, bloated streams; foundlings are dangled. Crows screech from turrets; gargoyles loom with hollow mouths. The Monk, the new film by Dominik Moll (Lemming; Harry, He’s Here To Help) has all the tropes of a sturdy diabolic horror film: thrashings of Hammer gothic, buckets of Roger Corman Grand Guignol, and also—as a bonus, because it’s French—nods to Bosch, Breugel, Dreyer’s Passion of Joan of Arc and Jodorowsky’s daylight surrealism. »

- Dr. Garth Twa

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This week's new films

27 April 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Damsels In Distress (12A)

(Whit Stillman, 2011, Us) Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, Adam Brody, Ryan Metcalf, Megalyn Echikunwoke. 99 mins

Stillman casts a wry eye across the college campus, and settles on Gerwig's clique of preppy girls who confuse charity with condescension. The result is distinctively articulate, witty, gently surreal and hilariously sarcastic. But as well as parodying these misguided teens, Stillman clearly has great sympathy for them. It's good to have him back.

Avengers Assemble (12A)

(Joss Whedon, 2012, Us) Samuel L Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson. 142 mins

Considering the lack of leeway Whedon had with this superhero juggernaut, he pulls off a remarkable feat, keeping all the plates spinning with as much irony as he can get away with. It descends into a numbing effects orgy, but it's fast and fun along the way.

Albert Nobbs (15)

(Rodrigo García, 2011, UK/Ire) Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska. 113 mins

Close's committed performance anchors this »

- Steve Rose

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The Monk Review

24 April 2012 10:58 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Director: Dominik Moll

Starring: Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy and Sergi Lopez

Running Time: 101 mins

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: Abandoned at birth and raised in a monastery, Ambrosio (Cassel) soon becomes a well-respected monk himself; admired far and wide for his relentless adherence to the rules of the order, and oratorial skills. However, an ever-darkening shadow is soon cast over him, and as he struggles to maintain his virtuous ways, his sanctity begins to give way to fear and desire…

This adaptation of the eponymous novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, is a well-honed, character-driven thriller, which examines the hypocritical nature of organised religion through its protagonist, Ambrosio. However, there is a discernible reticence pervading the narrative that detracts from the overall effect of the film.

This restraint comes in the form of Ambrosio’s inner workings, and their relation to his fall from grace. In the source material, he knows he »

- Martin Daniel McDonagh

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First Clip from The Monk Arrives in the Name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, Amen!

16 April 2012 12:56 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Time for some video, kids! On tap for you next is the first clip from Vincent Cassel's latest flick, The Monk. Fill you Super-soaker with holy water and start spraying! Huzzah!

The flick, also starring Deborah Francois, Sergi Lopez, and Geraldine Chaplin (The Orphanage), is an 18th century-set thriller based on Matthew Lewis' Gothic novel. French-German director Dominik Moll is at the helm.

Synopsis:

The Monk concerns a Spanish monk named Ambrosio and his violent downfall. He is undone by carnal lust for his pupil, a woman disguised as a monk, who is eventually revealed as an instrument of Satan in female form, who has orchestrated Ambrosio's downfall from the start.

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- Uncle Creepy

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Vincent Cassel Beats off the Devil in The Monk

28 March 2012 11:07 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

I dunno. I think we'd rather see Vincent Cassel play the devil instead of slay the devil. He has the perfect face to go all demonic and stuff. Either way we've got the international trailer and artwork for his latest film, The Monk, for you!

The flick, also starring Deborah Francois, Sergi Lopez, and Geraldine Chaplin (The Orphanage), is an 18th century-set thriller based on Matthew Lewis' Gothic novel. French-German director Dominik Moll is at the helm.

Synopsis:

The Monk concerns a Spanish monk named Ambrosio and his violent downfall. He is undone by carnal lust for his pupil, a woman disguised as a monk, who is eventually revealed as an instrument of Satan in female form, who has orchestrated Ambrosio's downfall from the start.

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- Uncle Creepy

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Vincent Cassel In Gothic New Poster For The Monk

27 March 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

This afternoon, the quad poster for Vincent Cassel in The Monk has been released and what a fine, Gothic-encased presence it gives us. Cassel has been noted of late for that powerful gaze and it’s fully the focus of this poster.

The Monk is based on the 1796 novel by Matthew Lewis and at the time, the book was notorious for its horrifying imagery. The story follows Capucino Ambrosio (Not a coffee or a custard) who’s lured down the path of carnal persuasion, despite his sacred religious beliefs…

Check out the fantastic poster here:

The Monk is released in the UK on April 27th. It’s directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Deborah Francois, Sergi Lopez and Josephine Japy.

Source: TotalFilm

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- Dan Bullock

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