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The Monk
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In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. But when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions begin to show themselves, and he is soon using the girl, and her powers, in his lust for more innocent prey.
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Directed by Francisco Lara Polop
Paul McGannFather Lorenzo Rojas
Sophie WardMatilde de la Venegas
Isla BlairMother Agueda
Aitana Sánchez-GijónSister Ines
Freda DowieSister UrsulaLaura DavenportDoña Elvira Dauphin
Sophie LinfieldAngela Dauphin
Manuel de BlasInquisitorMark ElstobRamon de Medeira
Marina SauraJacinta
Luis HostalotCaptain
Suzanne BertishSister MarianaSimilar titles
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RodneyComptonJul 22, 2022
I photographed this cover as part of its theatrical launch at Cannes. It is very dramatic and was shot as a three part photocomposite (before photoshop). The front bit is my business partner as the monk - the female below is the famous page three model, Gail Mckenna (Samantha Bond agency) and it was shot in a London studio. The flaming background was shot on the farm where I lived - we set fire to a load of old fencing - the image is heavily filtered, red and magenta for maxi… Read more
mum effect. The face was from Paul McGann's advertising for the film - removing the existing face and combining the elements into the photocomposite image was by Dennis Novak and done on 10x8" transparency using the Unichrome method. Paul McGann's face is too small for the hood. I also understand he did not like the cover. We handled the entire theatrical release - brochures, posters photography, the lot. This film was among several at that time and followed a radical genre that called into question the matter of celibacy in the priest hood and how repression of instinct can produce a dramatic and powerful unconscious shadow. In a way it foreshadowed the terrible revelations about widespread abuse in the church that was to come to light later. The main conflict is predictable - a celibate priest fighting his instincts love for a woman - modern version of Abelard and Heloise with a modern and highly symbolic outcome.