1966
7.3 (91 votes)
2h 20m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
SNC
Rome-Paris Films
Rome-Paris Films
The Nun (La Religieuse)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jacques Rivette
Writer: Jean Gruault, Jacques Rivette
Director of Photography: Alain Levent
Producer: Georges de Beauregard
Top 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
Videos
THE NUN - Official Trailer - From director Jacques Rivette
