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The Nun (French: La Religieuse; also known as French: Suzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Denis Diderot) is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean Gruault, based on the novel of the same title by Denis Diderot.
Jul 8, 1971 · The Nun: Directed by Jacques Rivette. With Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé. Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.
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- Jacques Rivette
- 1971-07-08
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.
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- Jacques Rivette
- 140 min
The Nun (French: La Religieuse) is a provocative and poignant drama directed by the renowned French New Wave filmmaker Jacques Rivette. Released in 1966, the film is an adaptation of the 18th-century French novel of the same name by Denis Diderot.
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- Jacques Rivette
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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.
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.
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