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Die Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne (1977)
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10 March 1977 (West Germany)
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16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior...
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Franco's Consummate Masterpiece!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Susan Hemingway | ... | Maria Rosalea | |
| William Berger | ... | Father Vicente | |
| Herbert Fux | ... | Satan | |
| Ana Zanatti | ... | Mother Alma, the Grand Priestess | |
| Aida Vargas | ... | Antónia, a Nun (as Aida Kargas) | |
| Vítor Mendes | ... | António Fernando Queiroz de Melo, the Mayor | |
| Isa Schneider | ... | Antónia, a Nun | |
| Herman José | ... | Manuel Gonçalves, the Prince (as Hermann Krippahl) | |
| José Viana | ... | The Grand Inquisitor (as Jose Viana) | |
| Patricia Da Silva | ... | Maria's Mother | |
| Victor de Sousa | ... | Inquisitor's Aid | |
| Nicolau Breyner | ... | Prince's Aid | |
| Esther Studer | ... | Josefina, a Nun | |
| Dagmar Bürger | ... | Nun | |
| Anton Diffring | ... | Old Priest |
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Love Letters from a Portuguese Nun (USA) (video catalogue title)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (USA)
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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (USA)
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Spain:85 min | UK:82 min (DVD) | 89 min (director's cut) | USA:80 min
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The film was complete in 1975, but it went through a number of censorship bans (the first on 3 March 1976), appeals, rejections, and editing for release in different markets in 1977 and 1978.
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References The Devils (1971)
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Jess Franco's "Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun" is the perfect film to show anyone who thinks all that Jess Franco is capable of is zooming in and out of tasteless sex scenes. Instead of his usual epileptic zooms, the cinematography in this is measured and carefully composed. The acting is also another plus. William Berger's portrayal as the Father Confessor is the epitome of slime and pretense. Let's not forget Susan Hemingway and her effortless performance as the innocent heroine of the title. In closing, this is a MUST-SEE picture and proof that Franco could make a film that would cater to the arthouse crowd.