The Nun

A riveting religious drama set in 18th-century France which casts French New Wave favorite Karina as a young nun forced into the convent for financial reasons. Her stay, however, is anything but blessed, becoming instead a nightmare of sadistic persecution. A wicked mother superior (played to the extreme by Pulver) locks her in her cell with only a little food and water, restricting her from even simple hygiene. An attempt to contact a lawyer and annul her vows is met with refusal and an attempted seduction by Pulver. Karina finally finds her ray of hope in Rabal, who empathizes with her plight since he, too, was forced into the clergy. She escapes with Rabal's hel...