Dark at Noon (1992)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 1, 1992Release Date
Dark at Noon (1992)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 1, 1992Release Date
Plot.
In this mystical comedy, Felicien has traveled to Portugal from France soon after the end of the First World War. It seems that his recently deceased father had invested a lot of money in a factory located in a remote village, and he has come to evaluate that investment. He gets some clues to the real situation in the town when the man driving his coach refuses to go any further and leaves him on a section of road which is practically paved with abandoned crutches. After a short trek, he meets up with the local dignitary who is to show him around, and he meets a priest and an artist. The priest gives a further clue to the events taking place in the village when he indicates that he's completely exasperated with the endless miracles that seem to be taking place. From that point onward, amazing coincidences, visions and miracles take place in great numbers.
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Cast & Crew.
John Hurt
Anthony / Le Marquis
Didier Bourdon
Docteur Felicien
Lorraine Evanoff
Ines
Daniel Prévost
Le curé
David Warner
Ellic
Myriem Roussel
La vierge des imitations
Raúl Ruiz
Director
Felipe Dias
L'enfant
Baptista Fernandes
Père Felicien
Leonardo De La Fuente
Producer
Alexandre de Sousa
Médecin 1
Jorge Arriagada
Composer
Laurent Moine
Médecin 2
Ramón F. Suárez
Cinematographer
Rui Mendes
Employe
André Maia
Jeune ouvrier
Rui Luís Brás
Prisonnier
Samantha Gee
Virgin
Beatrice Laherrere
Virgin
Adriana Novais
Paula
Maria João Reis
Ana
Kevin Lucero Less
La Policia
Paul Fontaine
Writer
Hélène Muller
Editor
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1992
Original NameL’œil qui ment
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
Wiki.
Dark at Noon (French: L'Œil qui ment, lit. The Eye that Lies) is a 1993 French-Portuguese surrealist fantasy comedy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.The film portrays a surrealist world that Felicien, the protagonist played by Didier Bourdon, must navigate through as he seeks to learn what has become of his deceased father's fortune. Described as "an elaborate Dadaist joke" by The New York Times, Ruiz's film was intended to emulate a Monty Python-esque humor with deadpan comedic tone.