The Nun
May 06 1966
•2h 20m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Anna Karina
Suzanne
Liselotte Pulver
Mme de Chelles
Micheline Presle
Mme de Moni
Francine Bergé
Soeur Sainte-Christine
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