Sacred Flesh (2000)

Director:

Nigel Wingrove

Writer:

Nigel Wingrove (written by)

Tagline:

In the midst of life we are in death

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Cunnilingus | Female Frontal Nudity | Lesbian Kiss | Sex | Labia

Cast

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
Cindy Read	...	Whipping Nun / Female Christ
Michelle Thorne	...	Sister Sarah
Marc Morris	...	Inquisitor
Chris Charlston	...	Inquisitor
Hannah Callow	...	Sister Helena
Amanda Dawkins	...	Sister Mary
Majella Shepherd	...	Novice Catherine
Christopher Adamson	...	Father Peter
Philip Serfaty	...	Father James
Louise Linehan	...	Maid Marion
Cassandra Bochsler	...	Sister Teresa
Anneka Svenska	...	Sister Ann
Sarah McLean	...	Sister Jane

Directed by
Nigel Wingrove

Writing credits
Nigel Wingrove		(written by)

Produced by
Louise Ross	....	producer
Mark Sloper	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Pittis

Cinematography by
Chris Herd
James MacDonald

Film Editing by
Chris Shaw
Jake West

Art Direction by
Nigel Wingrove

Costume Design by
Dena Costello

Makeup Department
Liberty Shaw	....	makeup artist
Sally Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Amie Henry	....	production manager
Chloe Saxby	....	production manager

Art Department
Arundi Asregadoo	....	designer
Tony Gibas	....	set designer
Chris Jennings	....	design director
John Murrell	....	graphic designer
Dallas Synnott	....	design production manager

Sound Department
Nigel Glynn-Davies	....	dubbing mixer
Miles Green	....	sound effects editor
Julian Kyle	....	dubbing mixer
Tom Webster	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Carol Bohanon	....	still photographer
Dave Hurley	....	assistant camera
Janey Thomas	....	still photographer
John Walton	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Martin Sansom	....	colorist
Tim Smith	....	editor: editbox
Jake West	....	additional editor
Jake West	....	editor: title sequence

Other crew
Sue Edwards	....	equestrian handler
Sian Fletcher	....	equestrian handler
Lisa Lloyd	....	title sequence graphics

Production Companies

• Salvation Films

Distributors

• A Plus Entertainment (2001) (non-USA)
• Another World Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Entertainment 7 (2002) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Eurocine Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Force Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Heretic Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Salvation Films

Special Effects

• M2 Television (special effects)

Also Known As:

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

Quotes:

Mother Superior:Surely you wouldn't argue, Magdalene, that all man's desires should be submitted to at will? That in effect there should be no restraint? That moral forebearance no longer has a part in our relationships? That the most base of emotions should now be the pinnacle of our aspirations?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000) (TV)

A Revealing Soft Porn into the Turmoil of the Flesh

An intriguing softporn movie that incorporates both lofty sounding contemporary English in a Shakespearean cadence, with a collaqe of sex scenes of varying quality, and ultimately the possibility of religious sacrifice. On a number of levels this movie could be considered an exploitation movie, manipulating its audience under the guise of substantive, righteous in order to pander to sexual, titillating pornography. At the same time, there is the intriguing manifestation of a real physical and spiritual battle that might in fact be reflective of the moral and sensual battles that actual rage in the minds and bodies of many people. In an elevated dimensional, eschewing an outright demonic and satanic actuality in the movie, the suggestive nature maintains a separation between reality and fantasy, between the supernatural and the psychological not often depicted in most movies. In the end, this movie is what the eye beholds and the viewer takes away from it and it contains the ingredients of any number of interpretations.