“Anthracite” (aka “this age without pity,” a much better title) takes place in a Jesuit secondary school where the headmaster imposes an iron discipline on the unfortunate students.Enter Father Godard who believes in Christian love .Like Luis Bunuel’s Nazarin ,”Anthracite” wants to be a martyr and he quickly becomes the punching bag of both the students and the teachers.He tries to make friend with Pierre,a sensitive secret child.This age knows no pity:the priest is dismissed and beaten black and blue by his former students ,Pierre being the harshest. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.2/10 | |
Released: | August 27, 1980 | |
Runtime: | 90 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | France | |
Companies: | Rush Productions | |
Cast: | Bruno Cremer Jean Bouise Jean-Pol Dubois | |
Crew: | Edouard Niermans | |
random000 : Do people actually want to know why the frog is a mystery or how it went blind. Piffle.