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The Nun

The Nun

The banned film by Jacques Rivette

19677.12h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jacques Rivette
Written by Jacques Rivette, Jean Gruault, Denis Diderot
Produced by Georges de Beauregard
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Top 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

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Hubert Buthion

L'Archevêque

Françoise Godde

Françoise Godde

La Domestique

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Monsieur Simonin

Themes & Keywords

suicidenunlesbian relationshippriest

About The Nun

The Nun is a drama film released in 1967 exploring themes of suicide, nun, lesbian relationship, priest. Directed by Jacques Rivette, it stars Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle. 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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