France / May 06, 1966 / Cannes Film Festival
The banned film by Jacques Rivette
2h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In eighteenth-century France, a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hubert Buthion | L'Archevêque |
| Françoise Godde | La Domestique |
| Charles Millot | Monsieur Simonin |
| Marc Eyraud | La Père Séraphin |
| Gilette Barbier | Soeur Saint-Jean |
| Catherine Diamant | Soeur Sainte-Ursule |
| Annik Morice | Soeur Saint-Jérôme |
| Michel Delahaye | Un Vicaire |
| Jean Martin | Monsieur Hébert |
| Pierre Meyrand | Monsieur Manouri |
| Wolfgang Reichmann | Le Père Lemoine |
| Danielle Palmero | Soeur Saint-Clément |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Religieuse |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SNC, Rome-Paris Films |
| Release date | 26 luglio 1967 |
| Production | Roger Ferret, Georges de Beauregard |
| Writer | Jacques Rivette, Jean Gruault, Denis Diderot |
| Editing | Denise de Casabianca, Anne Dubot, François Geiller |
| Cinematography | Alain Levent, Pierre Zucca, Roger Robert |
| Assistant directors | Alexis Poliakoff, Philippe Fourastié, Claude Bakka, Pierre Fabre, Jacques Rivette, Lydie Mahias |
| Lighting | Roger Delattre |
| Camera operators | Alain Levent, Pierre Zucca, Roger Robert |
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| Additional photography | Alain Levent, Pierre Zucca, Roger Robert |
| Production design | Guy Littaye, Jean-Jacques Fabre |
| Art direction | Guy Littaye, Jean-Jacques Fabre |
| Set decoration | Guy Littaye, Jean-Jacques Fabre |
| Music | Jean-Claude Eloy, Urbain Loiseau, Michel Fano, Guy Villette, Jean-Pierre Drouet, Boris Vinogradov |
| Sound | Urbain Loiseau, Jean-Claude Eloy, Michel Fano, Guy Villette, Jean-Pierre Drouet, Boris Vinogradov |
| Costume design | Gitt Magrini, Jacky Reynal, Cristóbal Criado, Jeanine Herrly |
| Makeup | Jacky Reynal, Gitt Magrini, Cristóbal Criado, Jeanine Herrly |
| Hairstyling | Gitt Magrini, Jacky Reynal, Cristóbal Criado, Jeanine Herrly |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Jul 26, 1967 / 18
Italy / Dec 21, 1967
Hungary / Nov 07, 1968 / 18
United States / Jul 08, 1971
Digital
Poland / Aug 04, 2017 / 18
Ireland / Jul 27, 2018 / 12
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