Dark Habits (1983)
"Entre tinieblas" (original title)

A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar

Stars:

Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Will More, Laura Cepeda

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cristina Sánchez Pascual	...	Yolanda Bel
Will More	...	Jorge (as Willmore)
Laura Cepeda	...	Lina
Miguel Zúñiga	...	Madero
Julieta Serrano	...	Abadesa Julia
Marisa Paredes	...	Sor Estiércol
Mary Carrillo	...	Marquesa
Carmen Maura	...	Sor Perdida
Lina Canalejas	...	Sor Víbora
Manuel Zarzo	...	Cura
Chus Lampreave	...	Sor Rata de Callejón
Marisa Tejada	...	Lola
Eva Siva	...	Antonia
Cecilia Roth	...	Merche
Rubén Tobías	...	Policía

Storyline

Yolanda sings in a seedy nightclub. When her boyfriend dies of an overdose, she fears the police and seeks refuge in a convent that saves women from the streets. These off-beat nuns include a heroin using abbess who loves Yolanda, one who writes romance novels under a pseudonym, another raising a tiger in the convent yard, and one who designs fabulous fashions and is in love with the local priest. They plan an evening extravaganza starring Yolanda to celebrate the abbess's birthday and to convince their wealthy patron not to abandon them.

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Plot Keywords:

convent | nun | priest | abbess | singer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 March 1983 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Dark Habits

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 259,429 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tesauro S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 96 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pedro Almodóvar's first film to have a proper producer and be made for a proper film company, rather than be made on the hoof like his previous projects. Almodóvar has since distanced himself from the film as he felt that he had to bow to commercial considerations.

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Goofs

The "Salí porque salí" song is obviously not sung by Yolanda nor the backing vocalists.

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Quotes

Antonia: It's too late to change; your place is here. And where could you go? You're 48 years old.
Sor Rata de Callejón: I beg your pardon, but I'm only 47!
Antonia: [as her sister brushes away the plant by her face] Move over a bit! The plant keeps hitting you in the mustache!

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Connections

References My Fair Lady (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Salí porque salí"
Written by J. Curiel Alonso
Performed by Cheo Feliciano

User Reviews

very funny, very almodovar

Maybe you have to speak Spanish to understand the lines of this crazy nuns. Almodovar's fans will love this movie, it's very Almodovar. the end is kind of strange but like someone said "is more important the trip than to get there". The nuns of Dark Habits use drugs, write lurid pulp novels, design high-fashion habits, and keep a tiger in their courtyard. Yolanda (Cristina Sanchez Pascual) gets caught up in the head nun's scheme to regain the patronage of a wealthy noblewoman,the end is kind of strange but like someone said "ïs more important the trip than to get there".it offers its own charms and comic delights I give a 7 out of 10 but I really enjoy it.