Revelation (2001)

Dating back to the time of Jesus Christ, an ancient relic known as the Loculus has been fought over by the forces of light and darkness down the centuries. Created in 50 AD, the wood panels... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Urban

Writers:

Frank Falco (based on an original idea by), Stuart Urban

Stars:

Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natasha Wightman	...	Mira
Udo Kier	...	Grand Master
Diran Meghreblian	...	Craftsman
David Urban	...	Child with Loculus
Uri Roodner	...	Jewish Alchemist
Coryse Borg	...	Jewish Alchemist's Daughter
Manuel Cauchi	...	Mob Priest
Anna Beck	...	Jewish Alchemist's Wife
Heathcote Williams	...	New Age Man
Terence Stamp	...	Lord Magnus Martel
Benjamin Feitelson	...	Tour Guide at Rennes le Chateau (as Ben Feitelson)
James D'Arcy	...	Jake Martel
Alan Talbot	...	Limo Driver
Celia Imrie	...	Harriet Martel
Mark Dymond	...	Backpacker in Malta

Storyline

Dating back to the time of Jesus Christ, an ancient relic known as the Loculus has been fought over by the forces of light and darkness down the centuries. Created in 50 AD, the wood panels of the Loculus are emblazoned with two images: the Ankh symbol - a looped crucifix - and the Caduceus - a rod entwined with two serpents. On its perilous journey through history, the Loculus was further adorned with more arcane mystical imagery including pentagrams, hexagrams, a crucified serpent, the naked human form divine and a hermaphrodite. And many have tried to unlock the secret of the sacred artefact - a secret only a chosen few know contains profound and overwhelming ramifications for mankind. In 1299 a Jewish alchemist's attempts to unravel the enigma ended in disaster. And in 1710 Sir Isaac Newton, discoverer of the laws of gravity and a foremost member of the Masonic Order of the Knights Templar, also strove to answer the riddle. But with the art of science in its infancy, Newton ...

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Plot Keywords:

serpent | knights templar | pentagram | symbol | relic | 

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Taglines:

A cloning conspiracy that could change history

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent images, sexuality and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Romulus Films

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Revelação

Filming Locations:

Malta

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romulus Films,Miracle Communications Ltd.,Cyclops Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau: Curiosity strangled the cat.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

User Reviews

Bad acting, deeply confusing plot, odd camera-work...

As a fan of Udo Kier, if a movie of his comes on the TV, I will watch it. So I watched Revelation, and, not being biased, Udo was a actually the best thing about this movie. Which is odd when you consider that Terence Stamp is in the same movie. But I don't know what happened. Stamp is AWFUL in this movie. Maybe he just couldn't be bothered, but his acting is atrocious. His line delivery is awful! But Revelation isn't that good a movie. And maybe Stamp knew that and so didn't put the effort in.

The movie is about some box called the Loculus which has been around since the crucifixion of Christ, and Stamp's character leaves his son Jake (James D'Arcy), and his female friend, to stop the evil Grand Master (Udo Kier) from getting hold of this box.

From watching the movie, I would imagine director Stuart Urban probably hasn't had much experience as the whole movie seems a little to student-movie-esquire. The acting from everyone (bar Kier) is atrocious, and a director who can't get a good performance out of Terence Stamp is clearly crap. And there is no chemistry between James D'Arcy and whoever plays the girl at all. The only thing worth watching it for is Udo Kier, he's always been good at playing the bad guy, and the only thing remotely creepy in it are the Grand Master's dogs who move freakishly fast.

Overall, unless you are a Kier fan, watching this would be a waste of your time. And it you're a Stamp fan, STEER WELL CLEAR! You'll be completely shocked his acting could stoop so low.