The Abyss (1988)
- Original title:
- L'œvre au noir
- Directors:
- André Delvaux
- Screenwriters:
- André Delvaux
- Producers:
- Jean-Claude Batz, Philippe Dussart
- Cast:
- Gian Maria Volonté, Jacques Lippe, Marie-France Pisier, Jean Bouise, Mathieu Carrière, Nadine Uwampa, Sami Frey, Anna Karina, Philippe Léotard, Marie-Christine Barrault, Pierre Dherte, Johan Leysen, Roger Van Hool, Serge-Henri Valcke, Dora van der Groen, ... Show all
Movie 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.
What is the movie The Abyss about?
The Abyss is a movie about Inquisition, Philosophy, Reinassance and Humanism, Spanish Occupation of Flanders (1560-1648 ca.), Suicide.
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