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The Discovery of Heaven is a British film of genre Drama directed by Jeroen Krabbé released in USA on 1 october 2001 with Stephen Fry

The Discovery of Heaven (2001)

The Discovery of Heaven
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Released in USA 1 october 2001
Length 2h14
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Fantastic,    Fantasy
Rating66% 3.347983.347983.347983.347983.34798

La Découverte du ciel est un film réalisé par Jeroen Krabbé sorti en 2001, et adapté du livre du même nom de l'écrivain néerlandais Harry Mulisch.

Synopsis

À la fin des années 1960, Dieu, déçu par l'homme, veut récupérer les tables du Décalogue. Mais ses anges, incapables de le faire eux-mêmes, ont besoin de l'être humain. Ils doivent créer un homme apte à retrouver les tables de la Loi afin de les détruire. Ils font se rencontrer trois êtres géniaux, tant sur le plan des connaissances que sur le plan artistique, pour engendrer une espèce de nouveau Messie. Onno, philologue excentrique et fils d'un ancien ministre, Max, mathématicien et astrophysicien, dont le père était nazi et la mère juive, et Ada, une violoncelliste. De cette relation triangulaire naîtra un fils : Quinten.

Actors

Stephen Fry

(Onno Quist)Greg Wise

(Max Delius)Neil Newbon

(Quinten Quist - 16 years)Flora Montgomery

(Ada Brons)Jeroen Krabbé

(Gabriel)
And :
Nettie Blanken
Diana Quick
John Franklyn-Robbins
Emma Fielding
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