The Nun
La Religieuse
“The banned film by Jacques Rivette”
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
- Writers
- Jacques Rivette, Jean Gruault
- Status
- Released
Where to Watch
Availability in United States · data by JustWatch
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
Jean Martin
Monsieur Hébert
Pierre Meyrand
Monsieur Manouri
Wolfgang Reichmann
Le Père Lemoine
Danielle Palmero
Soeur Saint-Clément
