Main Cast: Gian Maria Volontè, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe, Anna Karina, Johan Leysen
Release Year: 1988
Country: BE/FR
Run Time: 108 minutes
Plot
Andre Delvaux directed this stylish, yet ultimately empty adaptation of a historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar. Gian Maria Volonte leads the cast as Zenon, a Belgian doctor and alchemist in the 1500s. Zenon travels across Europe for many years hiding from the Inquisition, which eventually catches up with him when he returns to his native Brugge in disguise. The narrative is bolstered by some fine acting by Volonte and a notable supporting cast including Sami Frey, Marie-Christine Barrault, Marie-France Pisier, and Anna Karina, as well as excellent cinematography by Charlie Van Damme and Walter van den Ende. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Françoise Hardy - Art Director, Claude Pignot - Art Director, Jacqueline Moreau - Costume Designer, André Delvaux - Director, Albert Jurgenson - Editor, Jean-Claude Batz - Executive Producer, Philippe Dussart - Executive Producer, Frederic Devreese - Composer (Music Score), Claude Pignot - Production Designer, Charlie van Damme - Cinematographer, Walther van den Ende - Cinematographer, Jacqueline Louis - Production Manager, Henri Morelle - Sound/Sound Designer, André Delvaux - Screenwriter, Marguerite Yourcenar - Book Author
