Don’t Deliver Us from Evil

Don’t Deliver Us from Evil

Year: 1971

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: French

Director: Joël Séria

HorrorDramaIntense violence and sexual transgressionChallenging or sexual themes & twistsGraphic violence and brutal revenge

The story follows teenage friends Anne and Lore, neighbors who enrol at a convent school and vow to embrace sin and serve Satan. Anne records their deeds in a secret diary; they read a provocative novel, implicate a classmate, spy on the nuns, discard communion wafers, and seal a pact of devotion.

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French countryside, château setting, countryside near a Catholic boarding school, lakeside area

The story unfolds in a secluded rural area surrounding a family château and a nearby Catholic boarding school. The countryside features a barn, an abandoned chapel, and a lake where the body is disposed, giving the landscape an ominous, quiet menace. The setting blends aristocratic residence with rural isolation, amplifying the girls' sense of being untouchable.

🗺️ Rural 🏰 Château setting ⛪ Religious setting 🏞️ Lakeside countryside

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Anne de Boissy (Jeanne Goupil)

An assertive, thrill-seeking pupil who revels in subverting authority. She orchestrates cruel pranks and revels in their perceived invulnerability, driving the pair toward violence and occult acts. Her fierce loyalty to Lore propels them into increasingly dangerous schemes.

🧭 Rebellious 🕯️ Manipulative 🩸 Violent

Lore Fournier (Catherine Wagener)

Equally bold and risk-taking, Lore feeds on danger and shares a profound, if perilous, bond with Anne. She participates in deception and cruelty, and her loyalty deepens as their acts grow darker, culminating in their fatal pact.

🕊️ Loyal 🪶 Impulsive 💫 Curious

Léon (Michel Robin)

A weary traveler who stops near the château and becomes entangled with the girls. He is drawn into their world, attempts to resist their advances, and is killed as a result of the confrontation.

🚶‍♂️ Stranger 🕵️‍♂️ Vulnerable 🗡️ Violent

L'automobiliste (Bernard Dhéran)

A motorist who encounters the girls and becomes a figure in the ensuing investigation into the missing man. He is drawn into the mystery surrounding the events at the château.

🚗 Missing 🕵️‍♂️ Investigated 🗝️ Suspicious

Émile (Gérard Darrieu)

The mentally handicapped groundskeeper, a gentle and vulnerable man who becomes a target of the girls' cruelty—his bird is killed and he is plunged into fear and confusion.

🧭 Vulnerable 😢 Cruelty 🪶 Fragile

L'aumônier (Marc Dudicourt)

The school chaplain and symbol of religious authority who represents the moral order the girls defy. His presence heightens the tension between faith, discipline, and transgression.

⚖️ Authority ⛪ Spiritual 🎭 Hypocrisy

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Major Themes – Don’t Deliver Us from Evil (1971)

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🕯️ Innocence

Two affluent adolescents begin with playful cruelty, testing boundaries and believing themselves untouchable. Their acts reveal a disturbing erosion of innocence as pranks escalate into violence.

🔥 Religious Rebellion

The girls reject religious authority and church rituals, mocking prayers and staging a Black Mass as a radical assertion of power. Their rebellion exposes the fragility of moral codes in a cloistered community.

💀 Violence & Guilt

Cruel acts, including the death of the motorist and the birds of the groundskeeper, frame a trajectory of violence. The characters are drawn into a cycle of guilt, fear, and the police investigation that follows.

🪞 Duality

The bond between Anne and Lore exposes competing facets of their personalities—charming facade versus capacity for cruelty. They seal their pact in a ritual, embodying a stark split between innocence and malevolence.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 16:09

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