The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
France in the fifties. The teenage orphan Sylvie is put in an institution for "fallen" or endangered girls, subjected to harsh treatment by the bigoted nuns who run the institution like a prison. Sylvie befriends a girl who wants to escape.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry ClevenDirector
- Pascale BretonWriter
- Olga VincentWriter
- Véronique LecharpyWriter
- George Van DamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anna MihalceaSylvie
- SokoDenise
- Bernadette LafontSylvie adulte
- Marianne BaslerSoeur Anastasie
- Annie GrégorioSoeur Blandine
- Mado MaurinSoeur Marie-Odile
- Marie BertoSoeur Marie-Agnès
- Anne CuvelierSoeur Constance
Themes
nunboarding schoolpunishment1950s