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The Nun (French: La Religieuse; also known as French: Suzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Denis Diderot) is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean Gruault, based on the novel of the same title by Denis Diderot.
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.
The Nun (French: La Religieuse) is a 2013 French drama film directed by Guillaume Nicloux. It is based on the 18th-century novel La Religieuse by French writer Denis Diderot. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. [2]
Jul 5, 2018 · RETURNS TO CINEMAS JULY 27th. Jacques Rivette’s exquisite 1966 drama The Nun, one of the most breath-taking and emotional works of French cinema is newly restored in 4K - see it in cine...more ...
Synopsis. 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.
Overview. 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.
Jan 17, 2019 · Jacques Rivette’s 1966 film, “La Religieuse (The Nun),” might be one of the greatest prison movies ever made and certainly one of the most controversial. The prison is a Catholic convent,...