Synopsis
This opera revolves around the demonic collective possession suffered by the Ursuline nuns in the convent of Loudun in 1634. The story concentrates on the handsome but doomed Urbain Grandier who fights against fanaticism and evil.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Krzysztof PendereckiWriter
- Aldous HuxleyWriter
- Rolf LiebermannDirector
Cast
- Cvetka AhlinClaire - Ursuline Sister
- Heinz BlankenburgMannoury - a surgeon
- Ursula BoeseLouise - Ursuline sister
- Franz-Rudolf EckhardtClerk of the Count
- Joachim Hessd'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
- Andrzej HiolskiGrandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
- Ingeborg KrugerPhilippe - a young girl
- Bernard ŁadyszFather Barré - the vicar of Chinon
- Rolf Mamerode Cerisay - town judge
- Kurt MarschnerAdam - a chemist
- Helmut Melchertde Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
- Carl SchulzBontemps - a gaoler
Themes
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