The Abyss (1988 film)

The Abyss
Film poster
Directed by	André Delvaux
Produced by	Jean-Claude Batz Philippe Dussart
Written by	André Delvaux Marguerite Yourcenar
Starring	Gian Maria Volontè
Cinematography	Charles Van Damme
Edited by	Albert Jurgenson
Release dates	13 May 1988 (1988-05-13)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France Belgium
Language	French

The Abyss (French: L'Œuvre au noir) is a 1988 drama film directed by André Delvaux. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC).

Cast

Gian Maria Volontè as Zénon
Sami Frey as Prieur des Cordeliers
Jacques Lippe as Myers
Anna Karina as Catherine
Philippe Léotard as Henri-Maximilien
Jean Bouise as Campanus
Marie-Christine Barrault as Hilzonde
Marie-France Pisier as Martha
Mathieu Carrière as Pierre de Hamaere
Pierre Dherte as Cyprien
Johan Leysen as Rombaut
Dora van der Groen as Greete
Senne Rouffaer as Le Cocq
Geert Desmet as Han
Michel Poncelet as Josse

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Abyss". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 July 2009.

External links

The Abyss at the Internet Movie Database
The Abyss at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
L'Œuvre au noir at filmsdefrance.com

André Cavens Award for Best Film

1970s	The Son of Amir Is Dead – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1976) In the Name of the Führer – Lydia Chagoll (1977) Woman Between Wolf and Dog – André Delvaux (1979)

1980s	My Name Is Anna Magnani – Chris Vermorcken (1980) Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1981) Le Lit – Marion Hänsel (1982) Brussels by Night – Marc Didden (1983) Permeke – Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck (1985) The van Paemel Family – Paul Cammermans (1986) Wedding in Galilee – Michel Khleifi (1987) The Abyss – André Delvaux (1988) Wait Until Spring, Bandini – Dominique Deruddere (1989)

1990s	Monsieur – Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1990) Toto the Hero – Jaco Van Dormael (1991) Man Bites Dog – Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (1992) Just Friends – Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993) La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978 – Jan Bucquoy (1994) Manneken Pis – Frank Van Passel (1995) La Promesse – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1996) Gabriel's Dream – Anne Lévy-Morelle (1997) Rosie – Patrice Toye (1998) Rosetta – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999)

2000s	Lijmen/Het Been – Robbe De Hert (2000) No Man's Land – Danis Tanović (2001) The Son – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002) On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life – Lucas Belvaux (2003) Gilles' Wife – Frédéric Fonteyne (2004) The Child – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2005) The Only One – Geoffrey Enthoven (2006) Private Property – Joachim Lafosse (2007) Eldorado – Bouli Lanners (2008) Unspoken – Fien Troch (2009)

2010s	Mr. Nobody – Jaco Van Dormael (2010) Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam (2011) Our Children – Joachim Lafosse (2012) Kid – Fien Troch (2013) Two Days, One Night – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2014) The Brand New Testament – Jaco Van Dormael (2015)

Films directed by André Delvaux

The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short One Night... A Train Rendezvous at Bray Belle Woman Between Wolf and Dog Benvenuta The Abyss

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