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Behind Convent Walls

1978 · 95 min

A slow, sensual provocation that blurs piety and desire, watching devotion curdle into secret rebellion.

Overview
On the surface the women at the convent are your average nuns. However, what they get up to in their spare time is far from what you'd expect from nuns.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • sexuality
  • rebellion
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Walerian Borowczyk
Written by
Marcello Lizzani, Walerian Borowczyk, Giuseppe Vezzani
Starring
Marina Pierro, Ligia Branice, Gabriella Giacobbe, Loredana Martínez, Howard Ross, Rodolfo Dal Pra, Olivia Pascal, Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Music
Sergio Montori
Cinematography
Luciano Tovoli
Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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