![]() He resides at a monastery under the tutelage of the Abbot (David Warner) for all things spiritual and for all things of the flesh a young girl named Averil ( Kimberley Nixon). Set in 1348 in an England being decimated by the plague that was known as the ‘black death’ we see a young monk, Osmond (Redmayne). Interestingly, neither IMDB nor Wikipedia lists their budget. I am assuming that the DVD sales will up their take. ![]() But looking at the box office returns from their opening weekend, it appears that audiences did not share the critics feelings about the film. The film opened to positive reviews and Rotten Tomatoes gave it a “certified fresh” rating. The message that director Smith is apparently sending is that people react the same way to terrible events whether they are in days of ‘olde’ or now. It is an incredibly bleak film for all it’s big name cast and crew. With a pedigree this impressive it seems like Black Death could deliver entertainment in spades and it does. Written by Dario Poloni (the man who penned the brilliant film Wilderness) and directed by Christopher Smith ( Severance, Triangle, Creep) and staring Sean Bean ( Black Death, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Eddie Redmayne ( The Good Shepard, My Week with Marilyn), Carice van Houten ( Repo Men, Intruders), John Lynch ( The Secret Garden, Sliding Doors), and Tim McInnerny ( Severance, Notting Hill). Black Death (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ![]()
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