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La Religieuse
- Runtime:
- 114 min.
- Year of Production:
- 2013
- Country:
- Frankreich
- Director:
- Cast:
- Pauline Etienne
Isabelle Huppert
Louise Bourgoin
Martina Gedeck - Production Company:
- Les Films du Worso
- Berlinale Section:
- Competition
Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is
sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. Although a kind and understanding Mother Superior helps her to learn the convent’s daily routine, Suzanne’s desire for freedom remains unabated. When the Mother Superior dies, Suzanne finds herself faced with reprisals, humiliation and harassment at the hands of the new Abbess and the other Sisters. For many years, Suzanne is subjected to bigotry and religious fanaticism.
Denis Diderot’s novel has been adapted for the screen several times. In 1966 Jacques Rivette made a flm version with Anna Karina and Liselotte Pulver so daringly critical of the church it was temporarily banned by the French censors. Guillaume Nicloux however concentrates on the fate of a young woman pitted against a merciless system which crushes the individual. His film gradually divorces itself from the circumstances of this particular story to describe a universal drama.
BIOGRAFIE Guillaume Nicloux
Born in France in 1966, he worked as a director and actor in Parisian theatre. He made his first short film L‘ORAGE in 1987 and his feature debut LA PISTE AUX ETOILES in 1988. In 1990 he made his second feature LES ENFANTS VOLANTS which screened in the International Forum of Young Cinema in 1991. He has lectured for ten years at the Parisian film school La Fémis and currently also works as writer.
FILMOGRAFIE Guillaume Nicloux (selection)
2019 Thalasso
2016 The End
2015 Valley of Love
2014 L'enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq
2013 La Religieuse
1991 Les enfants volants
Guillaume Nicloux IMDb
La religieuse - IMDb
Trailer
Press Conference with Guillaume Nicloux @Biennale (frensh)