A priest on the run takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.
Staring Paul Bettany (A Knights Tale, Wimbeldon) and Wilem Dafoe.
Widescreen edition.
A chilling, atmospheric murder mystery.
" An exiled priest. A Mysterious murder. A crime of passion".
A gem of a film. Artistic without being pretentious, moving without being clich. Paul Bettany is completely believable as a tormented priest, Willem Dafoe is as always intense and a joy to watch. The movie takes place in the dark ages mostly in a small outpost in the English countryside. A woman is wrongly accused of murder and a traveling troupe of actors, lead by Dafoe, enters the town and becomes involved in clearing her name of the accusation.
I was most impressed with the set they used for the village, it's incredible. The set immerses you in the desperate and dramatic feel of the film properly. The film has an authentic theatrical feel to it. More like it's being acted on stage rather than on location. I recommend this well acted tale.
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