The Nun

La Religieuse
Guillaume Nicloux
Part of

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2013

February 28 - March 10, 2013

North American Premiere!

Director Guillaume Nicloux in person!

Drawing on the same Denis Diderot classic as Jacques Rivette’s 1966 drama, Nicloux’s version provides a fresh take on the story of a young woman’s (a stunning Pauline Etienne) harrowing experiences in nunneries, one run by a too-loving Mother Superior (Isabelle Huppert).

DIRECTOR
Guillaume Nicloux
YEAR
2013
COUNTRY
France / Belgium / Germany
RUNTIME
114 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
La Religieuse
START DATE
March 2, 2013

North American Premiere!

Director Guillaume Nicloux in person!

Drawing on the same Denis Diderot classic as Jacques Rivette’s 1966 film, Nicloux’s version provides a fresh take on the 18th-century story of a young woman’s (a stunning Pauline Etienne) harrowing experiences in nunneries, one run by a too-loving Mother Superior (Isabelle Huppert). Young Suzanne’s discovery that she’s an illegitimate child compels her to a life in the convent, where inhumanity rules and battles of wills ensue. With Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck, Françoise Lebrun.

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