The Quarry (1998)
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Marion Hansel directed this Belgian-French-Dutch-Spanish drama, adapted from the novel by Damon Galgut, about an escaped criminal (John Lynch), who gets a lift from a minister (Serge-Henri Valcke). When the minister makes a sexual advance, the two skirmish -- leading to the minister's accidental death. After he buries the body at an inactive quarry, the escapee heads for the dead man's destination, where he easily assumes the ministerial position and is accepted by the community -- a situation threatened when small-time thieves realize he's an impostor. In addition to an award for Takashi Kako's music score, this film shared the top award at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Lynch, Jonne Phillips, (more)
- Director(s):
- Marion Hänsel
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Quarry
Marion Hansel directed this Belgian-French-Dutch-Spanish drama, adapted from the novel by Damon Galgut, about an escaped criminal (John Lynch), who gets a lift from a minister (Serge-Henri Valcke). When the minister makes a sexual advance, the two skirmish -- leading to the minister's accidental death. After he buries the body at an inactive quarry, the escapee heads for the dead man's destination, where he easily assumes the ministerial position and is accepted by the community -- a situation threatened when small-time thieves realize he's an impostor. In addition to an award for Takashi Kako's music score, this film shared the top award at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of The Quarry
- John Lynch - The Man
- Oscar Petersen - Valentine April
- Jody Abrahams - Small
- Jonne Phillips - Capt. Mong
- Sylvia Esau - The Woman
- Serge-Henri Valcke - Rev. Frans Niemand
- Director(s):
- Marion Hänsel
- Writer(s):
- Marion Hänsel
- Producer(s):
- Marion Hänsel
- 1998 - Montréal World Film Festival - Grand Prix des Amériques
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