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The Suspended Vocation

The Suspended Vocation

La Vocation suspendue
6.6 (7) ·1978 ·96 min ·Movie
Drama

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.

Top Cast

Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
Malagrida
François Simon
François Simon
La Montagne
Didier Flamand
Didier Flamand
Jérôme 1
Pascal Bonitzer
Pascal Bonitzer
Jérôme 2
Jean Lescot
Jean Lescot
Le père-maître 1
Édith Scob
Édith Scob
Mère Angélique 1
Frédérique Meininger
Frédérique Meininger
Mère Angélique 2
Marcel Imhoff
Marcel Imhoff
Le père-maître 2
Jean-Robert Viard
L'évêque
Raoul Guillet
Raoul Guillet
Le supérieur

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