The Nun

Jacques Rivette
1966-05-06

The banned film by Jacques Rivette
7.2
140 min

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

Name Character Team
Anna Karina Suzanne Unowned
Liselotte Pulver Mme de Chelles Unowned
Micheline Presle Mme de Moni Unowned
Francine Bergé Soeur Sainte-Christine Unowned
Francisco Rabal Dom Morel Unowned
Christiane Lénier Mme Simonin Unowned
Yori Bertin Soeur Saint-Thérèse Unowned
Hubert Buthion L'Archevêque Unowned
Françoise Godde La Domestique Unowned
Charles Millot Monsieur Simonin Unowned
Marc Eyraud La Père Séraphin Unowned
Gilette Barbier Soeur Saint-Jean Unowned
Catherine Diamant Soeur Sainte-Ursule Unowned
Annik Morice Soeur Saint-Jérôme Unowned
Michel Delahaye Un Vicaire Unowned
Jean Martin Monsieur Hébert Unowned
Pierre Meyrand Monsieur Manouri Unowned
Wolfgang Reichmann Le Père Lemoine Unowned
Danielle Palmero Soeur Saint-Clément Unowned