France / May 13, 1988
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mathieu Carrière | Pierre de Hamaere |
| Nadine Uwampa | La Moricaude |
| Marie-Christine Barrault | Hilzonde |
| Mathieu Carrière | Pierre |
| Johan Leysen | Rombaut |
| Pierre Dherte | Cyprien |
| Isabelle Roelandt | Idelette |
| Dora van der Groen | Greete |
| Christian Maillet | Philibert |
| Jules-Henri Marchant | L'évêque |
| Senne Rouffaer | Le Cocq |
| Roger Van Hool | L'officier |
| Harry Cleven | L'officier |
| Serge-Henri Valcke | Capitaine du bateau |
| Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen | Fille Citrouille |
| Lucienne De Nutte | La Femme Brûlée |
| Christian Baggen | Le Valet |
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| Herbert Flack | Pouvoir |
| Paule Herreman | La Citrouille |
| Gregory Kevers | Henri-Maximilien enfant |
| David Larock Moerenhout | Zenon enfant |
| Alexandre von Sivers | Deuxième théologien |
| Gaëtan Wenders | Un moine (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Œvre au noir |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, France |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 13 maggio 1988 |
| Production | Jean-Claude Batz, Philippe Dussart |
| Writer | Marguerite Yourcenar, André Delvaux |
| Casting | Gerda Diddens |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson, Nadine Muse, Jean-Pierre Besnard |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Damme |
| Assistant directors | André Delvaux |
| Production design | Françoise Hardy, Claude Pignot |
| Art direction | Françoise Hardy, Claude Pignot |
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| Set decoration | Françoise Hardy, Claude Pignot |
| Music | Frédéric Devreese, Jean-Paul Loublier |
| Sound | Frédéric Devreese, Jean-Paul Loublier |
| Costume design | Jacqueline Moreau, Agathe Dupuis, Laurence Azouvy, Catherine George |
| Makeup | Laurence Azouvy, Catherine George, Jacqueline Moreau, Agathe Dupuis |
| Hairstyling | Jacqueline Moreau, Agathe Dupuis, Laurence Azouvy, Catherine George |
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