Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
107 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Jean GruaultWriter
- Jacques RivetteWriter
- Jean-Claude EloyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anna KarinaSuzanne
- Liselotte PulverMme de Chelles
- Micheline PresleMme de Moni
- Francine BergéSoeur Sainte-Christine
- Francisco RabalDom Morel
- Christiane LénierMme Simonin
- Yori BertinSoeur Saint-Thérèse
- Hubert ButhionL'Archevêque
- Françoise GoddeLa Domestique
- Charles MillotMonsieur Simonin
- Marc EyraudLa Père Séraphin
- Gilette BarbierSoeur Saint-Jean
Stills
Themes
suicidenunlesbian relationshippriest