The Abyss (1988)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 13, 1988Release Date
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gian Maria Volonté
Zénon
Sami Frey
Prieur des Cordeliers
Jacques Lippe
Myers
Anna Karina
Catherine
Philippe Léotard
Henri-Maximilien
Jean Bouise
Campanus
Marie-Christine Barrault
Hilzonde
Nadine Uwampa
La Moricaude
Marie-France Pisier
Martha
Mathieu Carrière
Pierre de Hamaere
Pierre Dherte
Cyprien
Johan Leysen
Rombaut
André Delvaux
Director
Isabelle Roelandt
Idelette
Marguerite Yourcenar
Writer
Dora van der Groen
Greete
Jean-Claude Batz
Producer
Philippe Dussart
Producer
Christian Maillet
Philibert
Frédéric Devreese
Composer
Jules-Henri Marchant
L'évêque
Senne Rouffaer
Le Cocq
Charles Van Damme
Cinematographer
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Roger Van Hool
L'officier
Harry Cleven
L'officier
Nadine Muse
Editor
Serge-Henri Valcke
Capitaine du bateau
Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen
Fille Citrouille
Françoise Hardy
ProductionDesigner
Claude Pignot
ProductionDesigner
Lucienne De Nutte
La Femme Brûlée
Christian Baggen
Le Valet
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)
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 13, 1988
Original NameL'oeuvre au noir
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Filming LocationsBruges, Belgium
Genres
Wiki.
The Abyss (French: L'Œuvre au noir) is a 1988 drama film directed by André Delvaux. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC).