The Nun
In eighteenth-century France a girl (Suzanne Simonin) is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior (Madame de Moni, Sister Sainte-Christine, and Madame de Chelles) treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot.
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Drama
1966
135 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Nun
- Duration : 135 min
- Languages : French
- Writers : Denis Diderot (novel), Jean Gruault, Jacques Rivette
- Directors : Jacques Rivette min
- Imdb : 8 (993 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.9 (423 votes)
- Actors : Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergè
Movie Storyline
In eighteenth-century France a girl (Suzanne Simonin) is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior (Madame de Moni, Sister Sainte-Christine, and Madame de Chelles) treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot.