The Suspended Vocation (1978)
The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.
Director:
Raúl Ruiz
Writer:
Raúl Ruiz
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Daniel Gélin as Malagrida |
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François Simon as La Montagne |
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Didier Flamand as Jérôme 1 |
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Pascal Bonitzer as Jérôme 2 |
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Jean Lescot as Le père-maître 1 |
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Édith Scob as Mère Angélique 1 |
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Frédérique Meininger as Mère Angélique 2 |
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Marcel Imhoff as Le père-maître 2 |
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Jean-Robert Viard as L'évêque |
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Raoul Guillet as Le supérieur |
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Geneviève Mnich as Sœur Théophile |
| Directing | Raúl Ruiz | Director |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Music |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurice Perrimond | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Xavier Vauthrin | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Brisson | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Jean Lefaux | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean-Roger Sahunet | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean Baronnet | Production Manager |
| Editing | Valeria Sarmiento | Editor |
| Writing | Pierre Klossowski | Novel |
| Writing | Raúl Ruiz | Screenplay |