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The Nun

Original title: La Religieuse

The banned film by Jacques Rivette

1967 · 2h 20m

Directed by Jacques Rivette

7.1

TMDB audience score
109 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Free

  • Kanopy

Rent

  • Amazon Video

Buy

  • Amazon Video

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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