The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
Released in 1796 posthumously, The Nun, a novel that Diderot did not dream of publishing during his lifetime, as he knew it to be revolutionary, caused the same explosion in the 19th century France as in that of the 1960s, when Jacques Rivette decided to adapt it, with Anna Karina in the title role. “This film is banned and it will remain so!” said the General de Gaulle. Exploration of an indictment of incredible modernity which, through the tragedy of the young Suzanne, locked up in the convent against her will, denounces the inequity of a society denying women all moral, political and sexual freedom.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Fanny BelvisiWriter
- Fanny BelvisiDirector
Cast
- Blandine RinkelSelf / Host
- Jean-Christophe LaurierNarrator
- Antoine de BaecqueSelf
- Isabelle Le BourgeoisSelf
- Éric-Emmanuel SchmittSelf
- Florence LotterieSelf
- Elisabeth LussetSelf
- Paolo QuintiliSelf
- Barbara VinkenSelf
Stills
Themes
nunsex scandalreligioncensorshipsocial scandalfrench historylesbianlesbian nunfrench literature