I photographed this cover as part of its theatrical launch at Cannes. It is very dramatic and was shot as a three part photocomposite (before photoshop). The front bit is my business partner as the monk - the female below is the famous page three model, Gail Mckenna (Samantha Bond agency) and it was shot in a London studio. The flaming background was shot on the farm where I lived - we set fire to a load of old fencing - the image is heavily filtered, red and magenta for maximum effect. The face was from Paul McGann's advertising for the film - removing the existing face and combining the elem…
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The Monk
Overview
In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. But when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions begin to show themselves, and he is soon using the girl, and her powers, in his lust for more innocent prey.
Release date
17/01/1990
Votes
4
Popularity
1.0
Paul McGann
Father Lorenzo Rojas
Sophie Ward
Matilde de la Venegas
Isla Blair
Mother Agueda
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Sister Ines
Freda Dowie
Sister Ursula
Laura Davenport
Doña Elvira Dauphin
Sophie Linfield
Angela Dauphin
Manuel de Blas
Inquisitor
Mark Elstob
Ramon de Medeira
Marina Saura
Jacinta
Luis Hostalot
Captain
Suzanne Bertish
Sister Mariana
Pepa Sarsa
Sister Camila
Fulgencio Saturno
Father Pablo
Gaspar Cano
Antonio
Manuel Pereiro
Prior
Concha Hidalgo
Nun
Luis Maluenda
Spokesman
Stuart Sutherland
Lucas
Javier Serrano
Novice
Lorenzo Collado
Exorcist
Original Soundtrack
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The Pit and the Pendulum
Goya's Ghosts
Secret Passage
Man of La Mancha
Inquisition
Uriel Acosta
A Paixón de María Soliña
Asesinato en la Universidad
The Grand Inquisitor
Man of La Mancha
The Pit and the Pendulum
Extraordinary Tales
Akerbeltz: The Witches and the Inquisitor
Noc bez úsvitu
The Wandering Jew
Flame in the Wind
New World
Inquisition
History of the World: Part I
Captain from Castile