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La Religieuse
1966 Drama
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Credits
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Director: Jacques Rivette
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Script: Jean Gruault, Jacques Rivette, based on a novel by Denis Diderot
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Photo: Alain Levent
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Music: Jean-Claude Eloy, François Couperin, Johann Martini, Johann Pachelbel, Jean-Philippe Rameau
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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),
Catherine Diamant (Soeur Saint-Ursule),
Gilette Barbier (Soeur Saint-Jean),
Annik Morice (Soeur Saint-Jéròme),
Danielle Palmero (Soeur Saint-Clément),
Françoise Godde (La domestique),
Jean Martin (Monsieur Hébert),
Marc Eyraud (Le père Seraphin),
Charles Millot (Monsieur Simonin),
Pierre Meyrand (Monsieur Manouri),
Wolfgang Reichmann (Le père Lemoine),
Hubert Buthion (L'archevêque),
Michel Delahaye (Un vicaire)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 135 min
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Aka: The Nun
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Summary
Suzanne Simonin is forced by her parents to enter a convent at the age of 16. Traumatised
by the harassment she receives from her Mother Superior, she starts to rebel and is transferred
to another convent. Here, things are not much better and she finds herself the object
of desire of another Mother Superior, a closet lesbian...
Review
Jacques Rivette’s controversial adaptation of Diderot’s 18th century novel created a stir
even before it was released. With the intervention of the Catholic Church, the film
was banned by the French government for two years and further sanctioned when it was finally
released. The furore served only to raise Rivette’s profile and establish him as
one of the standard bearers of the Nouvelle Vague. The film features Anna Karina
in what many consider to be her finest screen role.
© James Travers 2003
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