The Nun

The Nun

The banned film by Jacques Rivette

1967 · 140 min · ★ 7.1 · 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.

Directed by Jacques Rivette · Written by Jean Gruault

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