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The Nun and the Devil

Original title: Le monache di Sant'Arcangelo
  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
445
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Ornella Muti in The Nun and the Devil (1973)
  • Drama
During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to d... Read allDuring the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
445
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  • Director
    • Domenico Paolella
  • Writers
    • Domenico Paolella(story)
    • Tonino Cervi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anne Heywood
    • Luc Merenda
    • Ornella Muti
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  • Director
    • Domenico Paolella
  • Writers
    • Domenico Paolella(story)
    • Tonino Cervi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anne Heywood
    • Luc Merenda
    • Ornella Muti
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    • 11User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Anne Heywood
    Anne Heywood
    • Mother Giulia
    Luc Merenda
    Luc Merenda
    • Carafo
    Ornella Muti
    Ornella Muti
    • Isabella
    Martine Brochard
    Martine Brochard
    • Chiara
    Muriel Catalá
    • Agnes
    Claudia Gravy
    Claudia Gravy
    • Carmela
    Maria Cumani Quasimodo
    Maria Cumani Quasimodo
    • Lavinia
    Pier Paolo Capponi
    Pier Paolo Capponi
    • Don Carlos
    Claudio Gora
    Claudio Gora
    • Cardinal d'Arezzo
    Duilio Del Prete
    Duilio Del Prete
    • Pietro
    Luigi Antonio Guerra
      Gianluigi Chirizzi
      Gianluigi Chirizzi
      • Fernando
      • Director
        • Domenico Paolella
      • Writers
        • Domenico Paolella(story) (screenplay) (dialogue)
        • Tonino Cervi(screenplay) (dialogue)
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      • Trivia
        British actor Edmund Purdom ("The Egyptian" 1954) provides the dubbed dialogue for Luc Merenda in the English speaking print.
      • Alternate versions
        Restored version: Argent Films DVD release as The Nun And The Devil is the longest available version at 99min 20 secs (in PAL): it is re-edited from Italian masters materials with an English soundtrack.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Real Blue Nuns (2006)

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      7/10
      Don't get too excited!
      This was given to me by a crestfallen guy who was bitterly disappointed in the nunsploitation genre, along with Jess Franco's 'Les Demons'. I can see why the guy was let down: There's not much by way a lesbian trysts or what not to be encountered here. This is a more serious film about power within the Catholic church, and, as usual, the subjugation of women.

      The Mother Superior at a convent is ill, and there's a race against time to see who's gonna be the new Mutha on the block. Could it be the old nun? Or how about the one having an affair with a guy? Or the other one who's poisoning the old nun and grassing in the nun who's having an affair with that guy? She's the one I would bet on, especially seeing as she's got complicated relationships all over the place, with a jilted, flagellating ex-lover, an impossibly young novice nun lover all set up and ready to go, and her own niece to deal with (the chick from Umberto Lenzi's 'Dirty Pictures'). It's a busy life being a Mother Superior, because she owes a local Spanish guy a favour and he wants it in the form her niece! Even more trouble: Her niece is having an illicit affair with Fernando, who went on to star in major zombie/stupid people movie Night of Terror! It's all too much to bear for a baldy Scotsman weaned on Nightmare City, The Beyond, and Strike Commando! Worse still (or even: greater still) Luc Meranda shows up and gets all Torquemada on everyone's arse. Yep – Luc Meranda, the guy who looks somehow like a deflated Arnie, from The Violent Professionals and The Corpses Bare Traces of Carnal Violence. He's out for some confessions and suspects all is not orthodox at the convent, and he'd be right. So, before you can say 'didn't we see this in The Devils?' the nuns are getting all racked up and ready to go.

      As I said about sixteen paragraphs ago, this is not really a nunsploitation film. It plays out more like a period drama about how women lived under the Catholic church, and is fairly engaging due to the complicated plot and many characters. I'll tell you this, though – the film looks gorgeous and the colour schemes used are genius. Mostly red, black, gold, and white. Like them or not, you've got to hand it to Italian films, they almost always look great. If you're wanting a change of pace from the usual seventies Euro madness with food for thought thrown in (not to mention some familiar faces), the Nun and the Devil is a good time waster. Please note: There's no devil in this film.
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      • Release date
        • January 25, 1973 (Italy)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Die Nonne von Verona
      • Filming locations
        • Cinecitta, Rome, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Imp.Ex.Ci.
        • Les Films Jacques Leitienne
        • Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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