La Religieuse (2013)
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux

Drama
aka: The Nun

Film Synopsis

In 18th century France, 16-year-old Suzanne is forced against her will by her family to enter a convent.  Here, she is confronted with a world that she finds hard to adapt to, inhabited by nuns who are either cruel or a little too attentive.  Suzanne's inner force allows her to hold out against the crushing barbarism of convent life.  She is determined that, one day, she will regain her freedom...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Guillaume Nicloux
  • Script: Denis Diderot (novel), Guillaume Nicloux, Jérôme Beaujour
  • Cinematographer: Yves Cape
  • Music: Max Richter
  • Cast: Pauline Etienne (Suzanne Simonin), Isabelle Huppert (Supérieure Saint Eutrope), Agathe Bonitzer (Soeur Thérèse), Alice de Lencquesaing (Soeur Ursule), Gilles Cohen (Père de Suzanne), Marc Barbé (Père Castella), François Négret (Maître Manouri), Lou Castel (Baron de Lasson), Nicolas Jouhet (Prêtre Sainte Marie), Pascal Bongard (L'Archidiacre), Pierre Nisse (Marquis de Crois Marie), Louise Bourgoin (Supérieure Christine), Alexia Depicker (Soeur Camille), Eloïse Dogustan (Soeur Pauline), Jean-Yves Dupuis (Célestin), Martina Gedeck (Mère de Suzanne), Françoise Lebrun (Madame de Moni)
  • Country: France / Germany / Belgium
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 114 min
  • Aka: The Nun

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