
The Nun
1966 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Based on La Religieuse
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1967-07-26
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 140 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (103 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- nun
- lesbian relationship
- priest
Cast & crew

Anna Karina
as Suzanne

Liselotte Pulver
as Mme de Chelles

Micheline Presle
as Mme de Moni

Francine Bergé
as Soeur Sainte-Christine

Francisco Rabal
as Dom Morel

Christiane Lénier
as Mme Simonin

Yori Bertin
as Soeur Saint-Thérèse
- HB
Hubert Buthion
as L'Archevêque

Françoise Godde
as La Domestique

Charles Millot
as Monsieur Simonin
Directed by Jacques Rivette