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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1977 · 85 min

A grim, oppressive descent into religious sadism and erotic horror, suffocating and unsettling.

Tagline
Satanic lust behind cloister walls...
Overview
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • power
  • corruption
  • violence
  • sexuality
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Written by
Erwin C. Dietrich
Starring
Susan Hemingway, Ana Zanatti, William Berger, Herbert Fux, Vítor Mendes, Herman José, José Viana, Aida Vargas
Music
Walter Baumgartner
Cinematography
Peter Baumgartner
Runtime
85 min
Country
Germany, Switzerland
Languages
German

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