Loren plays a tramp of the Libyan oil fields, who becomes a nun when her lover is killed. Returning to Italy, she assumes a position as head nurse at a church-run hospital in a city where the entire administration is Communist. This inevitably leads to conflicts, particularly when a
handsome young Marxist (Celentano) is admitted and sets to running things his way. Celentano is a crude workingman who constantly intrudes into hospital operations, and only with time does Loren understand that he is a frustrated doctor. Something like love begins to grow between the two, but
Loren is loyal to her vows and when Celentano realizes that their relationship can never be, he...
Released:
1973
Rated:
PG
Length:
96 mins