In eighteenth-century France a girl (Suzanne Simonin) is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior (Madame de Moni, Sister Sainte-Christine, and Madame de ...
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| Anna Karina | ... | Suzanne | |
| Liselotte Pulver | ... | Mme de Chelles | |
| Micheline Presle | ... | Mme de Moni | |
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Francine Bergé | ... | Soeur Sainte-Christine |
| Francisco Rabal | ... | Dom Morel | |
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Christiane Lénier | ... | Mme Simonin |
| Yori Bertin | ... | Soeur Saint-Thérèse | |
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Catherine Diamant | ... | Soeur Saint-Ursule |
| Gilette Barbier | ... | Soeur Saint-Jean | |
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Annik Morice | ... | Soeur Saint-Jéròme |
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Danielle Palmero | ... | Soeur Saint-Clément |
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Françoise Godde | ... | La domestique |
| Jean Martin | ... | Monsieur Hébert | |
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Marc Eyraud | ... | Le père Seraphin |
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Charles Millot | ... | Monsieur Simonin |
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In eighteenth-century France a girl (Suzanne Simonin) is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior (Madame de Moni, Sister Sainte-Christine, and Madame de Chelles) treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot. Written by English Showalter <showalte@crab.rutgers.edu>
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Independent Cinema Office (ICO) [United Kingdom] | Les Acacias [France] | See more »Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
8 July 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Nun See more »Filming Locations:
Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Gard, FranceEdit
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$6,273, 6 January 2019, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Music by Johann Martini (as Jean Paul Egide Schwarzendorf a.k.a. "Jean Martini")
Lyrics by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Plaisir D'AmourMusic by Johann Martini (as Jean Paul Egide Schwarzendorf a.k.a. "Jean Martini")
Lyrics by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
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When "The Nun" was released in the US in 1971, the movie generated a lot of positive reviews. Anna Karina's performance was unanimously hailed as a great one. Judith Crist of New York Magazine called it "unforgettable." Archer Winsten of the New York Post described it as "superb". Gene Shalit dubbed Anna as "exceptional" while Kathleen Carroll of the New York Daily News thus enthused: "Anna Karina gives a performance of unusual depth". Indeed, Anna's interpretation is one of her best in a career of over 70 movies. It ranks with her performances in "Vivre sa Vie", "Pierrot le Fou", "Rendezvous a Bray", "L'Alliance" and "L'Etranger". She was reunited with Rivette in the musical "Haut Bas Fragile". She is slated to direct her second movie this year in Montreal, a road movie with the composer Philippe Katerine.