The Nun
“The banned film by Jacques Rivette”
1967•2h 20m•7.1•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Jacques Rivette
Writer
Jacques Rivette, Jean Gruault
Languages
French
Studio
SNC
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
Production
Company
SNC
Company
Rome-Paris Films
Producer
Georges de Beauregard
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