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The Abyss (1988)

The Abyss (1988)

Drama
Release Date: 1988, May 13
Directors: André Delvaux
Countries: Belgium, France
Cast: Philippe Léotard, Johan Leysen, Gian Maria Volonté, Harry Cleven, Jean Bouise, Roger Van Hool, Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Marie-Christine Barrault, Herbert Flack, Mathieu Carrière, Alexandre von Sivers

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book alchemy book burning bisexuality medieval physician naturalism