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Aug 24, 1994 · The Advocate: Directed by Leslie Megahey. With Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi. In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Leslie Megahey
- 1994-08-24
The Advocate Oscar winner Colin Firth leads this edgy thriller in which a dynamic young lawyer’s quest for the simple life leads him to a disturbing case of murder, seduction, and corruption in an otherwise quiet town.
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- 89 min
Set in fifteenth century France. A Parisian lawyer wearies of the cynical sophistication of the capital and solicits appointment as the public defender in a remote, rural province. He finds himself expected to defend a pig in a murder trial.
Sep 2, 1994 · There was a time in the Middle Ages, so "The Advocate" informs us, when animals were held accountable to the same laws as men, and could be brought into court, tried, and sentenced. The film opens, in fact, with a man and his donkey standing on a gallows, being prepared to die for a crime against nature.
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