The Suspended Vocation (1978)

6.6/10 96 min Drama

Overview

The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.

Cast

Daniel Gélin

Malagrida

François Simon

La Montagne

Didier Flamand

Jérôme 1

Pascal Bonitzer

Jérôme 2

Jean Lescot

Le père-maître 1

Édith Scob

Mère Angélique 1

Frédérique Meininger

Mère Angélique 2

Marcel Imhoff

Le père-maître 2

Raoul Guillet

Le supérieur

Geneviève Mnich

Sœur Théophile

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