André Delvaux's L'Œuvre au Noir Screened in Sunday Morning Movie Series

The Sunday Morning Movie series featured André Delvaux's 1988 film L'Œuvre au Noir, an adaptation of Marguerite Yourcenar's novel. The film stars Gian Maria Volonté as Zénon Ligre, a heretical physician and alchemist in 16th-century Bruges who runs afoul of the Church. Reviews note the film's straightforward plot and pragmatic treatment of themes like freemasonry, banking, Catholicism, and individuation, with Delvaux emphasizing personal freedom against religious dogma. The film runs 1 hour 44 minutes and was presented with bonuses. Next week's scheduled film is Into Great Silence.