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The Nun

Original title: La religieuse
  • 1966
  • GP
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.1K
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Liselotte Pulver, Anna Karina, and Micheline Presle in The Nun (1966)
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Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adapt... Read allSuzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.

  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Denis Diderot
    • Jean Gruault
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Stars
    • Anna Karina
    • Liselotte Pulver
    • Micheline Presle
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Denis Diderot
      • Jean Gruault
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Stars
      • Anna Karina
      • Liselotte Pulver
      • Micheline Presle
    • 14User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:33
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    Photos55

    Francine Bergé and Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
    Liselotte Pulver and Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
    The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina and Micheline Presle in The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina and Micheline Presle in The Nun (1966)
    Anna Karina in The Nun (1966)
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    Anna Karina
    Anna Karina
    • Suzanne
    Liselotte Pulver
    Liselotte Pulver
    • Mme de Chelles
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Mme de Moni
    Francine Bergé
    • Soeur Sainte-Christine
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Dom Morel
    Christiane Lénier
    • Mme Simonin
    Yori Bertin
    Yori Bertin
    • Soeur Saint-Thérèse
    Catherine Diamant
    • Soeur Saint-Ursule
    Gilette Barbier
    Gilette Barbier
    • Soeur Saint-Jean
    Annik Morice
    • Soeur Saint-Jéròme
    Danielle Palmero
    • Soeur Saint-Clément
    Françoise Godde
    • La domestique
    Jean Martin
    Jean Martin
    • Monsieur Hébert
    Marc Eyraud
    • Le père Seraphin
    Charles Millot
    Charles Millot
    • Monsieur Simonin
    Pierre Meyrand
    Pierre Meyrand
    • Monsieur Manouri
    Wolfgang Reichmann
    Wolfgang Reichmann
    • Le père Lemoine
    Hubert Buthion
    • L'archevêque
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Denis Diderot
      • Jean Gruault
      • Jacques Rivette
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Despite being approved by the Censorship Board the film's theatrical release was initial blocked by the Minister of Information.
    • Goofs
      Suzanne plays and sings the song "Plaisir D'Amour". The final title card identifies the time and place as 'Paris, 1760', but the song was not composed until 1785.
    • Quotes

      Monsieur Hébert: Your superior will shortly be told in the name of Sister Marie-Suzanne Simonin of a protest against her vows with a request to leave religious life and leave the cloister to live her life as she sees fit.

    • Connections
      Featured in Deux de la Vague (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Plaisir d'Amour
      Music by Johann Martini

      Lyrics by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

    User reviews14

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    Liselotte Pulver is STUNNING, nothing but STUNNING
    Playing a role that few people thought would ever fit her and shadowed by vultures predicting disaster, Liselotte Pulver delivered the surprise coup of many a cinematic season in the icily directed 'La Religieuse'.

    Ms. Pulver, the beloved eternal comedienne of the German cinema, has taken on that most daunting role: the lesbian Mother Superior, the ultimate debauched nun in the ultimate 'Why was the Revolution necessary?' tale, Denis Diderot's grand tale 'La Religieuse'. Working against type and expectation under the direction of Jaques Rivette, Ms. Pulver has created the most complex and compelling portrait of her long career, and she has done this in ways that deviate radically from her former screen roles.

    Ms. Pulver's Mother Superior, emerges in this adaptation with her monumental weakness intact. But something new and affecting is simmering within the character, a damning glimpse of self-awareness. You get the sense that if her frantic movement stops for a second, she'll deflate into a small and bitter creature.

    In films like 'Die Züricher Verlobung' and 'Das Wirtshaus I'm Spessart' Ms. Pulver's persona has always been that of a delectable waif, a vulnerable creature with a heart of gold. Here she was cast against type and rumors went that she did not get along with Mr. Rivette. And then, halfway through the film, there she was, and for the first time in her long career she didn't look remotely like an ingénue.

    Ms. Pulver's portrait is so intimate and persuasive that you aren't allowed to step back and think, 'What a monster she is.' That's because, thanks to this actress's willingness to turn herself and her character inside out, you've been inside her mind. What a sad and fascinating place it is.
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    10
    • jandewitt
    • Aug 13, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Independent Cinema Office (ICO) (United Kingdom)
      • Les Acacias (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Redovnica
    • Filming locations
      • Chartreuse, 58 rue de la République, Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Gard, France(convent)
    • Production companies
      • Rome Paris Films
      • Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,245
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,273
      • Jan 6, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,659
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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