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The Nun
The banned film by Jacques Rivette
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
140 min
Release Date
1967-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
93
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Danielle Palmero
Soeur Saint-Clément
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