The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 49/100. Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
455 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Ken RussellScreenplay
- Peter Maxwell DaviesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vanessa RedgraveSister Jeanne des Anges
- Oliver ReedFather Urbain Grandier
- Dudley SuttonBaron de Laubardemont
- Max AdrianIbert
- Gemma JonesMadeleine de Brou
- Murray MelvinFather-Canon Jean Mignon
- Michael GothardFather Pierre Barre
- Georgina HalePhilippe Trincant
- Brian MurphyAdam
- Christopher LogueCardinal Richelieu
- Graham ArmitageKing Louis XIII
- John WoodvineLouis Trincant
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booksexual obsessionnunchaosinquisitionexploitationsatiresurrealismbased on true storybased on play or musicalsinhysteria
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