The Advocate
Summary:
In France in 1452, the dark superstition of the Medieval era was beginning to give way to the more enlightened attitudes of the Renaissance. But the changes were slow in coming, as Richard Courtois (Colin Firth) learns when he moves to the country village of Abbeville, owned and ruled by the Seigneur (Nicol Williamson). Courtois is a lawyer, or an "advocate" as they were called in ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Colin Firth - (Richard Courtois)
Ian Holm - (Albertus)
Donald Pleasence - (Pincheon)
Nicol Williamson - (The Seigneur)
Lysette Anthony - (Filette)
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Review:
Also called The Advocate, this is probably one of the stranger based-on-true-events crime dramas to emerge in the 1990s. It has all the trappings of a noir thriller -- apparently disparate plot elements that draw together like a net, a progressively less confused protagonist, supporting characters who offer cryptic utterances, and, of cour... Continue >>
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