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The Nun
“The banned film by Jacques Rivette”
7.1 / 10• 1967• 2h 20m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Anna Karina
Suzanne
Lead
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
HB
Hubert Buthion
L'Archevêque
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Rivette's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Nun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
