Movie·1967·2h 20m
The Nun
The banned film by Jacques Rivette
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: La Religieuse
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.
Written By
Jean Gruault
Producer
Georges de Beauregard
Cinematography
Alain Levent
Music
Jean-Claude Eloy
Editor
Denise de Casabianca
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Region: US
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Cast
Anna Karina
Suzanne
Liselotte Pulver
Mme de Chelles
Micheline Presle
Mme de Moni
Francine Bergé
Soeur Sainte-Christine
Francisco Rabal
Dom Morel
Christiane Lénier
Mme Simonin
Yori Bertin
Soeur Saint-Thérèse
Hubert Buthion
L'Archevêque
Françoise Godde
La Domestique
Charles Millot
Monsieur Simonin
Marc Eyraud
La Père Séraphin
Gilette Barbier
Soeur Saint-Jean
Catherine Diamant
Soeur Sainte-Ursule
Annik Morice
Soeur Saint-Jérôme
Michel Delahaye
Un Vicaire
Jean Martin
Monsieur Hébert
Pierre Meyrand
Monsieur Manouri
Wolfgang Reichmann
Le Père Lemoine
// crew
Crew
Jacques Rivette
Writer, Director
Jean Gruault
Writer
Denise de Casabianca
Editor
Alain Levent
Director of Photography
Jean-Claude Eloy
Original Music Composer
Georges de Beauregard
Producer
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