The Nun (1966) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1966 · 140 mins · French

Directed by

Jacques Rivette

Starring

Anna Karina, Charles Millot, Jean Martin, Michel Delahaye, Gilette Barbier, Micheline Presle

Set in eighteenth‑century France, the banned Jacques Rivette film follows a young woman compelled to become a nun. She endures the contrasting treatment of three Mother Superiors: one who offers maternal care, another who inflicts cruel persecution, and a third whose affection borders on lesbian desire.