Rent The Nun (1966)
3.7 of 5 from 73 ratings
2h 15min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In 18th century France, Suzanne Simonin (Anna Karina) is locked in a convent against her will. She finds for a while some comfort with the Mother Superior, but then she dies and is replaced by a sadistic woman who persecutes Suzanne. Suzanne becomes determined to fight for her freedom and the right to renounce her vows, but comes up against the full might of the Church.
- Actors:
- Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé, Francisco Rabal, Christiane Lénier, Yori Bertin, Catherine Diamant, Gilette Barbier, Annik Morice, Danielle Palmero, Françoise Godde, Jean Martin, Marc Eyraud, Charles Millot, Pierre Meyrand, Wolfgang Reichmann, Hubert Buthion, Michel Delahaye
- Directors:
- Jacques Rivette
- Writers:
- Denis Diderot, Jean Gruault
- Aka:
- La religieuse
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Nuns, A Brief History of Lesbian Cinema, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to François Truffaut
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/09/2018
- Run Time:
- 135 minutes
- Languages:
- French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Suzanne Simonin, La Scandaleuse - retrospective documentary
- Interviews with Anna Karina, Georges Kiejman, Helene Frappet, Jacqueline Moreau and Guillaume Nicloux
