The Nun

Year: 1966

Runtime: 140 mins

Language: French

Director: Jacques Rivette

Drama

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.

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