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The Monk

Play trailer Poster for The Monk R,  2011,  1h 41m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 66% 32 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
66% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A virtuous monk (Vincent Cassel) descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress (Déborah François) to lead him astray.
The Monk

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Critics Consensus

Visually sharp but only occasionally gripping, The Monk is still watchable thanks in part to Vincent Cassel's charismatic performance.

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Tina Hassannia Slant Magazine Mar 8, 2013
1.5/4
Dominik Moll never addresses Matthew Gregory Lewis's original groundbreaking ideas in The Monk, nor does he rework the material for a contemporary audience. Go to Full Review
Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times Mar 7, 2013
2.5/5
A work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role. Go to Full Review
Manohla Dargis New York Times Mar 7, 2013
3/5
What repulsed Coleridge in the novel clearly amuses the French director Dominik Moll in his diverting if somewhat thin adaptation. Go to Full Review
Patrick Gamble CineVue Jan 8, 2019
3/5
This overblown, yet strangely immersive Faustian tale takes the narrative foundations of a Shakespearean tragedy and forces them through a Gothic filter with erratic results. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Mar 29, 2013
This is a fascinating character study about spirituality and religious responsibility that smartly doesn't take its more melodramatic elements very seriously. Go to Full Review
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Dominik Moll

Director

Vincent Cassel

Capucin Ambrosio

Déborah François

Valerio

Joséphine Japy

Antonia

Sergi López

Le débauché

Catherine Mouchet

Elvire

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Synopsis A virtuous monk (Vincent Cassel) descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress (Déborah François) to lead him astray.
Director
Dominik Moll
Producer
Michel Saint-Jean, Ricardo Fernández-Deu
Screenwriter
Dominik Moll, Anne-Louise Trividic, Anne-Louise Trividic, Dominik Moll
Production Co
Diaphana Films, Morena Films S.L.
Rating
R (Violent Images|Some Sexuality|Brief Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.4K
Runtime
1h 41m
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