Interno di un convento (1978)

A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of one such institution to enforce the same strict rules on these ... See full summary »

Director:

Walerian Borowczyk

Writers:

Walerian Borowczyk, Stendhal (novel)

Stars:

Ligia Branice, Howard Ross, Marina Pierro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ligia Branice	...	Sister Clara
Howard Ross	...	Rodrigo Landriani
Marina Pierro	...	Sister Veronica
Gabriella Giacobbe	...	Abbess Flavia Orsini
Rodolfo Dal Pra	...	Bishop
Loredana Martínez	...	Sister Martina
Mario Maranzana	...	Father Confessor
Alex Partexano	...	Silva (as Alessandro Partexano)
Olivia Pascal
Gina Rovere
Dora Calindri
Francesca Balletta
Maria Cumani Quasimodo	...	(as Maria Cumari Quasimodo)
Carole Fouanon
Miana Merisi

Storyline

A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of one such institution to enforce the same strict rules on these unfortunate women that are applied to others. In doing so, they uncover a snake pit of sexual couplings, both lesbian and heterosexual, as well as many tools for masturbation. At the same time, a particularly disturbed inmate manages to poison herself and many of the other novitiates in yet another scandal which is covered up by church authorities.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | scandal | convent | abbess | lesbian | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

26 January 1978 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Within a Cloister

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lisa-Film, Trust International Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005)

User Reviews

Convents are sinful places!

What supposedly goes on 'behind convent walls' is the subject matter of pretty much every nunsploitation film ever made, and this film is director Walerian Borowczyk's take on the theme. Given that he previously directed The Beast; I have to say that I was expecting something a little stranger from the director, and while the film does have some quirks not seen in other nunsploitation efforts; it has to be said that it's pretty much a textbook entry and that is really the most disappointing thing about it. As ever, its sex, Satanism and general sinning that is the order of the day; although the film does not really follow a set narrative. The film is apparently based on a novel by someone called 'Stendhal' and focuses on a convent, where most of the nuns are beautiful and like to do everything except what nuns are supposed to do (despite having seen so many films about nuns, I actually don't know what that is!). Basically, what we get is the leaders of the convent trying to instill proper values in the nuns, while the nuns ignore them.

This genre is best known for its hardcore entries by directors such as Joe D'Amato, but this one is actually surprisingly soft. The director delights in showing the nuns half dressed; we get plenty of shots of naked women wearing the nun's headgear and while it could be considered blasphemous, it's not particularly offensive. The most noteworthy scene of the movie goes against the flow a little bit and sees a nun pleasuring herself with a carving featuring the face of Jesus! Outside of that, however, the film doesn't feature the hardcore atrocities that Joe D'Amato delights in filming. The plot is really unimportant and it soon becomes apparent that the film is only going to be an excuse to show what (or rather, what probably doesn't) go on behind convent walls. The women are all rather beautiful and the cinematography is too which ensures that the film is at least nice to look at. Overall, I don't think this film will do a lot for those wanting hardcore pornography from their nunsploitation; but it's a decent film and provides enough for the average nunsploitation fan.