Nostradamus (1994) on Netflix
Michel de Nostredame studies at the University of Montpellier and treats the sick during plague outbreaks. His visions of the future trouble him, and his almanacs of predictions make his name.
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Michel de Nostredame, often Latinized as Nostradamus, is a physician, astrologer and prognosticator in France in the sixteenth century, during one of the periodic outbreaks of plague. He studies at the University of Montpellier, where he encounters the medicine of his day, and he has encounters with the Inquisition as well. Visions of the future trouble him, and one word, Hister, stays in his mind. He works as a plague doctor and treats the sick, and his success helps make his reputation. In Agen he meets Scaliger. The almanacs of predictions that he publishes bring him fame as a seer.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Nostradamus (1994)
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- Before it became a biographical drama, the project was planned as a musical about Nostradamus starring Boy George: David Mintz, who worked for PolyGram, phoned director Roger Christian to ask if he would direct it.
- Roger Christian shot the film in Romania shortly after the Romanian revolution, choosing the country because it was inexpensive and offered a strong Medieval atmosphere.
