The Nun

Nan
2h 20m
1967
7.1 /10 (100)

The banned film by Jacques Rivette

Overview

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.

Country : France
Genre : Drama
Languages : Français
Released Date: 1967-07-26

Top Billed 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

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