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March 1975 (USA)
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A woman who was promised to a powerful family's son at birth falls in love with another man, refuses to renounce him...
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STORY OF A CLOISTERED NUN (Domenico Paolella, 1973) ***
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Catherine Spaak | ... | Sister Elisabetta | |
| Suzy Kendall | ... | Mother Superior | |
| Eleonora Giorgi | ... | Carmela | |
| Martine Brochard | |||
| Umberto Orsini | |||
| Konrad Georg | |||
| Ann Odessa | |||
| Antonio Falsi | |||
| Tino Carraro | |||
| Isabelle Marchall | |||
| Caterina Boratto | |||
| Giuliana Calandra | |||
| Clara Colosimo | |||
| Rina Franchetti | |||
| Luigi Antonio Guerra |
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Der Nonnenspiegel (West Germany)
Diary of a Cloistered Nun
Story of a Cloistered Nun
The Diary of a Closeted Nun (Australia) (video box title)
Une histoire du 17. siècle (France)
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Diary of a Cloistered Nun
Story of a Cloistered Nun
The Diary of a Closeted Nun (Australia) (video box title)
Une histoire du 17. siècle (France)
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UK:86 min | Italy:97 min
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Follows Le monache di Sant'Arcangelo (1973)
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Possibly the best of the Italian "Nunsploitationers" even if, apart from ample nudity (the violence here is quite mild), the film's character-driven nature is liable to disappoint hardened genre fans not to mention a denouement which could be deemed anti-climactic! It was made by the same people behind THE NUN AND THE DEVIL (1973; see above) yet, being inspired by real events and therefore more 'serious' in tone than its predecessor, director Paolella was not afraid to attach his name to it. While the plot per se is rather thin and offers no real surprises (especially after having watched 9 of these in a brief span of time!), the end result is immeasurably elevated by spot-on central casting: Catherine Spaak (as a rebellious bisexual nun), Suzy Kendall (as the quietly perturbed Mother Superior) and Eleonora Giorgi (arguably the loveliest actress to feature in this type of film and whom the makers miss no opportunity to parade sans clothing); by the way, Martine Brochard from the previous film returns in the role of a crazy nun. The males figure less prominently this time around even Umberto Orsini is no more than a narcissist relishing his prohibited liaison with a cloistered nun (Spaak). Following on from THE NUN AND THE DEVIL, Piero Piccioni contributes another lush yet moody score to complement the film's striking visuals (courtesy of cinematographer Armando Nannuzzi, a Pasolini regular, and the stark production design). Interestingly, the credits are accompanied by stills depicting vintage artwork but also scenes from the previous film itself!; a small gripe I have with this particular presentation of STORY OF A CLOISTERED NUN is that the admittedly tiny English subtitles are non-removable (which, being fluent in Italian, I did not require).