The Nun (1966)
La Religieuse
The banned film by Jacques Rivette
134 min
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.
- Release date
- July 26, 1967
- Country of origin
- France
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Anna Karina as Suzanne
- Liselotte Pulver as Mme de Chelles
- Micheline Presle as Mme de Moni
- Francine Bergé as Soeur Sainte-Christine
- Francisco Rabal as Dom Morel
- Christiane Lénier as Mme Simonin
- Yori Bertin as Soeur Saint-Thérèse
- Charles Millot as Monsieur Simonin
- Marc Eyraud as La Père Séraphin
- Gilette Barbier as Soeur Saint-Jean
- Catherine Diamant as Soeur Saint-Ursule
- Annik Morice as Soeur Saint-Jéròme
- Michel Delahaye as Un Vicaire
- Jean Martin as Monsieur Hébert
- Pierre Meyrand as Monsieur Manouri
- Wolfgang Reichmann as Le Père Lemoine
Crew
- Jacques Rivette · Director
- Denis Diderot · Writer
- Jean Gruault · Writer
- Jacques Rivette · Writer
- Georges de Beauregard · Producer
- Jean-Claude Eloy · Composer
- Alain Levent · Cinematographer
- Denise de Casabianca · Editor
- Jean-Jacques Fabre · Production designer
- Guy Littaye · Production designer