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The Nun
The Nun

The Nun

The banned film by Jacques Rivette

Genres

Drama

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In eighteenth-century France, a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

26 July 1967

Country

France

Cast

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Suzanne

Liselotte Pulver

Liselotte Pulver

Mme de Chelles

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Mme de Moni

Francine Bergé

Francine Bergé

Soeur Sainte-Christine

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Dom Morel

Christiane Lénier

Christiane Lénier

Mme Simonin

Yori Bertin

Yori Bertin

Soeur Saint-Thérèse

Hubert Buthion

Hubert Buthion

L'Archevêque

Françoise Godde

Françoise Godde

La Domestique

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Monsieur Simonin

Marc Eyraud

Marc Eyraud

La Père Séraphin

Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Soeur Saint-Jean

Catherine Diamant

Catherine Diamant

Soeur Sainte-Ursule

Annik Morice

Annik Morice

Soeur Saint-Jérôme

Michel Delahaye

Michel Delahaye

Un Vicaire

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Monsieur Hébert

Pierre Meyrand

Pierre Meyrand

Monsieur Manouri

Wolfgang Reichmann

Wolfgang Reichmann

Le Père Lemoine

Danielle Palmero

Danielle Palmero

Soeur Saint-Clément

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