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17/01/1990 Drama, Horror 1h 41m
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Overview

In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. But when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions begin to show themselves, and he is soon using the girl, and her powers, in his lust for more innocent prey.

  1. Francisco Lara Polop

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Paul McGann

    Father Lorenzo Rojas

  2. Sophie Ward

    Matilde de la Venegas

  3. Isla Blair

    Mother Agueda

  4. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

    Sister Ines

  5. Freda Dowie

    Sister Ursula

  6. Laura Davenport

    Doña Elvira Dauphin

  7. Sophie Linfield

    Angela Dauphin

  8. Manuel de Blas

    Inquisitor

  9. Mark Elstob

    Ramon de Medeira

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Reviews

A review by RodneyCompton
Written by RodneyCompton on 2022-07-22
I photographed this cover as part of its theatrical launch at Cannes. It is very dramatic and was shot as a three part photocomposite (before photoshop). The front bit is my business partner as the monk - the female below is the famous page three model, Gail Mckenna (Samantha Bond agency) and it was shot in a London studio. The flaming background was shot on the farm where I lived - we set fire to a load of old fencing - the image is heavily filtered, red and magenta for maximum effect. The face was from Paul McGann's advertising for the film - removing the existing face and combining the elem...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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