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Director:
Nigel Wingrove
Writer:
Nigel Wingrove (writer)
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Tagline:
In the midst of life we are in death
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sally Tremaine ... Mother Superior
Moyna Cope ... Abbess

Simon Hill ... Abbot - Father Henry
Kristina Bill ... Mary Magdalene
Rachel Taggart ... Catechism
Eileen Daly ... Repression
Daisy Weston ... Sister Brigitte / Nun
Moses Rockman ... Richard
Emily Booth ... Williams Girl
Willow ... Herself
Laura Plair ... Succubi
Leasa Carlyon ... Nun / Peasant
Mary Grant ... Nun
Nicole Bouchet ... Incarcerated Nun / Sister Helen
Louise Ross ... Mad Nun
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Company:
Salvation Films more

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Quotes:
Mary Magdalene: I believe this is one of your personal favourites, and it does demonstrate my point rather well: if desire is suppressed for long enough, it will eventually be a force for evil. more

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Jesus wept., 2 July 2005
1/10
Author: joepublic from the outer reaches of your mind

What we have here is a film designed to shock. Anyone who goes about making a film about the repressed sexuality of nuns realises and no doubt encourages the fact that some will be shocked by this. In my opinion this film makers tangle with this has left nothing but a laughable piece of amateur soft porn hoping to fool people into thinking it has deep, important themes by topping and tailing the sex scenes with terribly written and awfully acted discussions about the morality of sex and sexual repression. 'The Devils' walked the line between exploitation and art but due to the superb performances and clinical direction managed to avoid desending into voyerism, something this film can not claim.

I am sad to see that some people commenting have actually been taken in by the "moral arguments" that run through the film. All I see is a very weak device to allow a group of soft porn scenes to run their course. The rapid editing and camera movement does little to disguise them for what they are either.

The acting is terrible. I got the impression that the actors either had no clue what they were saying and therefore lacked any sort realism or were trying their hardest to remember the reams of dogmatic nonsense they spewed - which had much the same affect.

One hilarious element are the performers in the scenes of "sexual gratification". Most appear to have breast implants, full make up including lipstick, eye make up and nail varnish, and some even have pierced tongues, belly button rings and tattoos not to mention their incredibly neatly trimmed pubic hair. I'm no expert but I doubt that these things would have been common place in most Convents. This does not add up to a high level of realism and is just another example of the fact the film-maker's intentions were as far from high art or art house as you can get.

Avoid this film, if God exists he'll help you resist.

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