The Suspended Vocation (1978)
"La vocation suspendue" (original title)

Director:

Raoul Ruiz

Writers:

Pierre Klossowski (novel), Raoul Ruiz

Stars:

Didier Flamand, Pascal Bonitzer, Gabriel Gascon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Didier Flamand	...	Jérôme #1
Pascal Bonitzer	...	Jérôme #2
Gabriel Gascon	...	Le père-confesseur
Maurice Bénichou	...	Le membre de la Dévotion #1
François Simon	...	La montagne
Pascal Kané	...	Le membre de la Dévotion #2
Edith Scob	...	Angélique #1
Frédérique Meininger	...	Mère Angélique #2
Alexandre Tamar	...	Le membre de la Dévotion #3
Jean Badin	...	L'ami
Françoise Vercruyssen	...	La femme
Marcel Imhoff	...	Le père-maitre #2
Jean Lescot	...	Le père-maitre #1
Daniel Isoppo	...	Le frère convers
Gérard Berner	...	Le prieur #2

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

painter | dispute | religious conflict | unconscious | vocation | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 July 1978 (France)

Also Known As:

The Suspended Vocation

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

User Reviews

Nothing to see here...

I liked Ruiz' Three Crowns of the Sailor enough so I checked this one out. I only watched The Suspended Vocation (and only glanced at the other film after being disappointed with this one). There was really nothing to interest me here. It's a bit like Bresson but with nothing of note visually. The entire movie is just an abstract discussion of religion. The alternation of actors and color/b&w (somewhat like a Bunuel film) meant nothing to me - perhaps there was a deeper meaning to it but I really didn't care. Another film this reminded me somewhat of was The Trial due to the endless soporific dialogue (none of the imagery though - oh no, none of that). Yes, I'd call this one pretentious.