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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.
- (2.2K)
- 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.
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.
Hoping to escape the complications of 15th-century Paris, young lawyer Richard Courtois (Colin Firth) takes a job as a public defender in a rural area. There he...
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- Leslie Megahey
- R
- Colin Firth
Firstly, this movie is based on true legal cases during the 15th century which makes it intriguing from the get go. It is based on Richard Cortois, played by Colin Firth, an Advocate who leaves a practice in Paris, to seek the simple country life in a village named Abbeville. What he finds is a quite different story.
In 1452, a dynamic young lawyer’s quest for the simple life leads him to a law position in a small rural town. What he finds instead is a disturbing case of murder, seduction, and corruption - a case that reveals the mystery beneath the village's quiet facade.
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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.
