The Nun

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The Nun

2013

1h 54m

Drama

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A young woman (Pauline Etienne) learns that she is an illegitimate child and must atone for her mother's sins by becoming a nun.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Pauline Etienne as the heroine is a harmonising centre, believable, luminous, quiet-spoken, poignant.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 7, 2013

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Looks as tasteful as can be but, in terms of emotion, lacks any kind of finesse.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 1, 2013

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

This Isabelle Huppert drama starts promisingly, but sadly reveals itself as a piece of hackneyed nunsploitation.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 31, 2013

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

If only the whole film had maintained this pared-down dramatic aesthetic.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2019

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

Nicloux's The Nun is lovely to look at and has given Etienne a chance to shine, which she does with aplomb. Sadly, it doesn't bare too much thinking about.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 6, 2019

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Catherine Shoard

Observer (UK)

It's an affecting and frank take on the loneliness of faith as well as faithlessness, whose horrors come in odd contrast to the plush production values.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2013

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Ellen E

I think you need to be interested in the subject matter, the history of monasticism in the Catholic Church. This movie is set in France around 1760. I loved that it was a female driven narrative. It was beautifully written and I was spellbound. Usually I find subtitles distracting, but not in this case. Pauline Etienne is breathtaking in the starring role.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Audience Member

This is a good film but the topic depicted in it is far from being pleasant. The story of a poor unfortunate girl forced to enter a convent where she is heavily pressure to become a nun and take the veil. Suzanne is being tortured and treated like a disgrace once she starts to question the method of her superior. This is a film about a woman trying to resit the religious values imposed on her and her long fight to gain freedom. It's not going to be the cup of tea of every spectator but the film manages some great images and possess a form of authenticity that makes it definitely interesting. The main actress is really intense which helps making this story all the more compelling.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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As an ex-Catholic, educated in Parochial Schools and an altar boy, rebellious at an early age, I am only too familiar with the guilt and unworthiness feelings so brilliantly portrayed by Suzanne. Marvelous actress.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Potent study of oppression and cruelty ultimately defeated by faith. Pauline Etienne gives an outstanding turn in the lead role and Huppert is given a chance to play a nun! ...of course transgression ensues.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Bullies happening in convents... rather pale however.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Basada en la novela de Diderot, "La Religiosa" es una cinta atmosférica, macabra y llena de silencios que se enfoca en las penurias que debe afrontar una joven (la excelente Pauline Etienne) que no quiere ser recluída en un convento.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Guillaume Nicloux

Director

Pauline Etienne

Suzanne Simonin

Isabelle Huppert

La Mère Supérieure du couvent Saint Eutrope

Louise Bourgoin

Sœur Christine,Mère Supérieure du couvent Sainte Marie

Martina Gedeck

La mère de Suzanne

Françoise Lebrun

Madame de Moni, Mère Supérieure du couvent Sainte Marie

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Synopsis

A young woman (Pauline Etienne) learns that she is an illegitimate child and must atone for her mother's sins by becoming a nun.

Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Producer: Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
Screenwriter: Guillaume Nicloux, Jérôme Beaujour, Denis Diderot
Production Co: Gifted Films, Belle Epoque Films, Les Films du Worso, Versus Production, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Hérodiade, France 3 Cinéma, Belgacom, Cinefeel, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 54m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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