The Nun(2019)

Name: The Nun
Director: Jacques Rivette
Genre: Drama
Released: Jan 4, 2019
Cast: Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé

Rialto Pictures

2h 14m
- Drama

Release Date: Jan 4, 2019

Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone.

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Release Details

Original Release | Jan 4, 2019 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-04-29T03:11:24.407Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$6,273
Total US & Canada:
$30,245
Total International
$2,414
Total Worldwide:
$32,659

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Director & Top Cast

Jacques Rivette
Director

Anna Karina
Suzanne

Liselotte Pulver
Mme de Chelles

Micheline Presle
Mme de Moni

Francine Bergé
Soeur Sainte-Christine

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France

Language: French,Latin

Summaries

Storyline

In eighteenth-century France a girl (Suzanne Simonin) is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior (Madame de Moni, Sister Sainte-Christine, and Madame de Chelles) treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot. — English Showalter France, 1760. In exchange for a boarding fee, the spiteful aristocratic mother of the unwilling 16-year-old nun-to-be, Marie-Suzanne Simonin, shuts her up in a convent. As a result, forced into taking her vows, innocent Marie-Suzanne resigns herself to her fate and promises poverty, chastity, and obedience to God. However, Marie-Suzanne does not have a clear vocation. And, as the inexperienced novice joins the ascetic order, the absence of a calling, paired with impure sisterly affection, is a recipe for disaster. Can there be redemption for Marie-Suzanne, the reluctant nun? — Nick Riganas