The Suspended Vocation

The Suspended Vocation
Directed by Raúl Ruiz
Written by Raúl Ruiz
Pierre Klossowski
Starring Didier Flamand
Cinematography Maurice Perrimond
Sacha Vierny
Edited by Valeria Sarmiento
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country France
Language French

The Suspended Vocation (French: La vocation suspendue) is a 1978 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz.[1][2] It is an adaptation of the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre Klossowski.

Plot

The film centers on a Dominican Christian Monk named Jerome and his interactions with other higher ups within the church. Ruiz’s intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued left wing politics of the era.

Cast

  • Didier Flamand as Jérôme #1
  • Édith Scob as Angélique
  • Gabriel Gascon as Le père-confesseur
  • Pascal Bonitzer as Jérôme #2
  • Maurice Bénichou as Le membre de la Dévotion #1
  • Pascal Kané as Le membre de la Dévotion #2
  • Alexandre Tamar as Le membre de la Dévotion #3
  • Jean Badin as L'ami
  • Françoise Vercruyssen as La femme
  • Marcel Imhoff as Le père-maitre #2
  • Jean Lescot as Le père-maitre #1
  • Daniel Isoppo as Le frère convers
  • Gérard Berner as Le prieur #2
  • Éric Burnelli as Le frère peintre
  • Isidro Romero as Le prieur #1
  • Jean-Robert Viard as L'évêque (as Jean Robert Viard)

Further reading

  • Goddard, Michael (Author); The Cinema of Raul Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies. Wallflower Press.

References

  1. ↑ "Le Cinéma de Raoul Ruiz: La vocation suspendue". lecinemaderaoulruiz.com. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "NY Times: La vocation suspendue". NY Times.com. Retrieved 26 October 2009.


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