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Les Scandales de « La Religieuse »
8.0 / 10• 2023• 53m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
Released in 1796 posthumously, The Nun, a novel that Diderot did not dream of publishing during his lifetime, as he knew it to be revolutionary, caused the same explosion in the 19th century France as in that of the 1960s, when Jacques Rivette decided to adapt it, with Anna Karina in the title role. “This film is banned and it will remain so!” said the General de Gaulle. Exploration of an indictment of incredible modernity which, through the tragedy of the young Suzanne, locked up in the convent against her will, denounces the inequity of a society denying women all moral, political and sexual freedom.
Cast & Crew
BR
Blandine Rinkel
Self / Host
LeadJL
Jean-Christophe Laurier
Narrator
Antoine de Baecque
Self
IL
Isabelle Le Bourgeois
Self
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Self
FL
Florence Lotterie
Self
EL
Elisabeth Lusset
Self
PQ
Paolo Quintili
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fanny Belvisi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Les Scandales de « La Religieuse » is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
