The Nun
The banned film by Jacques Rivette
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5/6/1966Runtime
140 minsGenres
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.
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A claustrophobic and unsettling exploration of power, desire, and spiritual imprisonment within a convent, told through extended takes and oblique narrative that privileges atmosphere over clarity. Rivette's formal restraint makes the violations within these walls feel all the more disturbing.
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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
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