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Nostradamus (1994)

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Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the... See full summary »

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Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the future. The film is set in France in the 16th century during one of the periodic plague outbreaks (as opposed to the Black Death [mid-14th-century Europe] or the Black Plague [mid-17th-century London]). The film depicts Nostradamus's rise in influence, because of both his success in treating plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France. Written by Lyle

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Never before has one man seen so much of the future. Your future

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Rated R for strong sexuality and some images of violence | See all certifications »
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16 September 1994 (USA)  »

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Nostradamos: I aionia profiteia  »

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$364,164 (USA)
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Nostradamus draws a swastika on the wall, which supposedly nobody has seen before. However, the swastika (or its reverse) was not new since the Nazis misappropriated an ancient good luck symbol. See more »

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Lush, "free-love" look at humankind during the Renaissance.
14 August 2000 | by (USA) – See all my reviews

This is a good movie if you're trying to understand the state of humankind during the Renaissance. It has that lush, quirky, almost "free-love" kind of feeling to it, not to mention an interesting take on the story of Nostradamus.

Tcheky Karyo is great but his acting ability has not really been taken advantage of by the filmmakers. I saw him in The Bear and Luc Besson's Nikita and he was fabulous. In this movie, he sort of wanders around in the nightmare of his prophetic visions and occassionally marries a beautiful woman.

Rutger Hauer has a very neat, if short, appearance in the film. Sort of a pyromaniac monk? I couldn't tell-- I think it was an attempt to be "artistic" in a film that's really "showcase."

Oh well. Like I said, Nostradamus really demonstrates well that exciting and dangerous atmosphere of the Renaissance. Watch it for this if nothing else.


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