The Nun
“The banned film by Jacques Rivette”
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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Cast
19 people
Anna Karina
Suzanne
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
Liselotte Pulver
Mme de Chelles
Known for
One, Two, Three
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Micheline Presle
Mme de Moni
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Donkey Skin
Francine Bergé
Soeur Sainte-Christine
Known for
Mr. Klein
The Crimson Rivers
Francisco Rabal
Dom Morel
Known for
Viridiana
Dagon
Christiane Lénier
Mme Simonin
Also in
Smuggler's Ball
Musique en tête
Yori Bertin
Soeur Saint-Thérèse
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Hubert Buthion
L'Archevêque
Also in
The Ostrich Has Two Eggs
Françoise Godde
La Domestique
Also in
L'Amour fou
Time to Live
Charles Millot
Monsieur Simonin
Known for
French Connection II
The Train
Marc Eyraud
La Père Séraphin
Known for
Happiness
Léon Morin, Priest
Gilette Barbier
Soeur Saint-Jean
Known for
Lourdes
Madame Bovary
Jacques Rivette Director · Jean Gruault Writer Denis Diderot Author
United States release July 8, 1971 · Produced in France · Production Rome-Paris Films, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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SNC
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Rome-Paris Films
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Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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France
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Original title
La Religieuse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 6, 1966
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · July 26, 1967
Theatrical
United States · July 8, 1971
Theatrical
Hungary
November 7, 1968 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 27, 2018 · Digital
Italy
December 21, 1967 · Theatrical
Poland
August 4, 2017 · Digital
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