Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973)

Original title

Storia di una monaca di clausura

Directed by

Domenico Paolella

Genre

drama film, nunsploitation, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

16

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is forced into a convent in 16th century Italy. She struggles with the strict rules and the desires of those in power.

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What happens

Story of a Cloistered Nun (Italian: Storia di una monaca di clausura, released as Unholy Convent and Diary of a Cloistered Nun) is a 1973 nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Eleonora Giorgi, Catherine Spaak, Suzy Kendall, Martine Brochard, Tino Carraro, and Umberto Orsini. The film claims to be inspired by real events that occurred in the 16th-century at the Certosa di San Giacomo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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