The Nun and the Devil

Infobox Movie
name = The Nun and The Devil
imdb_id = 0070404
producer = Tonino Cervi
director = Domenico Paolella (as Paolo Dominici)
writers = Tonino Cervi
Domenico Paolella
starring = Anne Heywood
Luc Merenda
Ornella Muti
Martine Brochard
Muriel Catalá
Claudia Gravy
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Pier Paolo Capponi
Claudio Gora
Duilio Del Prete |
original music = Piero Piccioni
cinematography = Giuseppe Ruzzolini | editing = Nino Baragli
conductor, score = Bruno Nicolai (uncredited)
released = Italy: January 25, 1973 | runtime = Italy: 91 min.
language = Italian

"The Nun and the Devil", or "Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo" in the original Italian, is an erotic 1973 French/ Italian nunsploitation film directed by
Domenico Paolella. It is also known as: "Sisters of Satan" (UK) and "The Nuns of Saint Archangel" (US). The action, based on a true story, is set in the 16th century at the convent of Sant Arcangelo, near Naples, then under Spanish rule. [ [http://www.hermenaut.com/a48.shtml Convent Erotica] ]

Plot

The story involves the power struggles and sexual intrigues of a group of good-looking nuns at the Sant Arcangelo Convent and in particular the machinations of Sister Julia (played by former Miss Great Britain Anne Heywood) as she attempts, by any means possible, to succeed to the position of the dying Mother Superior. The nuns struggle with their vows of celibacy, some inclining to lesbianism whilst others invite male lovers secretly into their cells. Meanwhile a corrupt Church hopes to benefit from an aristocratic donation to the Convent, before launching an inquisition into the lubricious and corrupt activities of the inmates of the Convent. There then follow graphic scenes of torture as miscreant nuns are stripped naked and tortured with a variety of devices in order to elicit a confession of their misdemanours. The film ends with a resonant condemnation of the power hungry and corrupt Church by the Sister Julia after she has been found guilty and compelled to take poison to end her life.

The story is based on true events at the Convent of Sant Arcangelo di Baiano at Naples in the 16th century. [ [http://www.hermenaut.com/a48.shtml Convent Erotica] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=158808 Review] by Ben Cobb at [http://www.channel4.com/film/index.html?hpos=logo Channel 4 Film]
* [http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/dvd/reviews/n/nun_and_the_devil.html Review] by Slarek at [http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/index.html DVD Outsider]
* [http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/review.asp?Index=5484&User=31045 Review] by Stuart McLean at [http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/default.asp DVD Reviewer]