Story of a Cloistered Nun

Story of a Cloistered Nun

97 mins | Drama | Nov. 9, 1973

A woman who was promised to a powerful family's son at birth falls in love with another man, refuses to renounce him, and is sent to a nunnery by her shocked parents. Once there, she first undergoes degradation to acclimatize her to convent life; then she experiences rampant lesbianism by the repressed nuns, and becomes pregnant by her lover. Finally, her refusal to accede to one nun's lascivious lesbian advances leads to plotting and treachery, and her lover being murdered out of jealousy. Her life now ruined, she further scandalises her family by refusing to take her vows, and leaves the convent, devoting her existence to those in need. Claims to be based on a true story!

Story of a Cloistered Nun

97 mins | Drama | Nov. 9, 1973

Story of a Cloistered Nun
A woman who was promised to a powerful family's son at birth falls in love with another man, refuses to renounce him, and is sent to a nunnery by her shocked parents. Once there, she first undergoes degradation to acclimatize her to convent life; then she experiences rampant lesbianism by the repressed nuns, and becomes pregnant by her lover. Finally, her refusal to accede to one nun's lascivious lesbian advances leads to plotting and treachery, and her lover being murdered out of jealousy. Her life now ruined, she further scandalises her family by refusing to take her vows, and leaves the convent, devoting her existence to those in need. Claims to be based on a true story!
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers SND, Produzioni Atlas Consorziate, Roxy Films
Original title Storia di una monaca di clausura
Directors Massimo Carocci, Domenico Paolella
Writers Tonino Cervi, Domenico Paolella

Cast

Catherine Spaak

as Sister Elisabeth

Suzy Kendall

as Mother Superior

Eleonora Giorgi

as Carmela Simoni

Martine Brochard

as Sister Lucia

Umberto Orsini

as Diego

Tino Carraro

as Father of Carmela

Konrad Georg

as Father Confessor

Caterina Boratto

as Mother of Carmela

Barbara Herrera

as Sister Filomena