Sorceress

1h 37min

Drama

History

Dominican friar Etienne de Bourbon visits a 13th-century French village in search of heretics for the Inquisition. Despite the opposition of the local priest and the indifference of the villagers, he finds a seemingly perfect suspect: a young woman who lives in a forest outside the village and cures people with herbs and folk remedies. In the process, he discovers the cult of the greyhound "Saint" Guinefort, and confronts his own troubled past.

Production Companies

Bleu Productions

Lara Classics

Séléna Audiovisuel

Sofinergie 1

George Reinhart Productions

La Cecilia

The National Endowment for the Humanities

Ministère de la culture

Cast

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Etienne de Bourbon
Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

le comte de Villars
Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Le curé / Vicar
Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

La sacristaine
Nicole Félix

Nicole Félix

Madeleine
Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

Christophe
Mathieu Schiffman

Mathieu Schiffman

Le jeune Artaud
Michel Karyo

Michel Karyo

Etienne jeune
Joëlle Bernier

Joëlle Bernier

La femme de l'église

Release date

23rd Sep 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français