The subject of the film and the scandal it provoked were appropriate for the time at which it was released, on the eve. A haunting portrayal of repression and religious hypocrisy, jacques rivettes beautifully rendered adaptation of denis diderot s unfinished novel presages the directors later joan of arc diptych and helped to establish him as one of the leading lights of the french new wave. Anna karina in the nun 1966 the nun 1966 francine berge and anna karina in the nun 1966. Unlike the shadowy, possibly nonexistent conspirators of paris nous appartient, the heavies in rivettes second feature are all too identifiable. Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Opens january 4 at new yorks film forum and january 18 at laemmle. Adapted from denis diderot s novel, it follows a rebellious nun played by an incandescent anna karina who is forced into taking her vows. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging. With anna karina, liselotte pulver, micheline presle, francine berge.
Restored by limmagine ritrovata laboratory under the supervision of studiocanal and madame veronique manniezrivette. What role did the catholicchurch play in this decision. Why is a 1960s film about a nun still controversial. The nun, is a purely freely artistic film adaptation of denis diderots novel of. Quickly bonding with the mother superior, suzanne nonetheless experiences a series of obstacles to her. Despite rivettes reassurances to the censors, the film was banned for two. Based on the acclaimed eighteenth century novel by enlightenment philosopher denis diderot, rivettes second feature stars anna karina as suzanne simonin, a freespirited young woman who is forced by her parents to enter a convent. Among christians, there were two different attitudes.
Jacques rivettes 1966 reinterpretation of denis diderots 18thcentury. Check our film section every week before you make your bigscreen plans. In eighteenthcentury france a girl suzanne simonin is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. The nun starts out with a young woman, named suzanne, in a wedding gown preparing to take her vows of chastity, obedience, and.
Restored in 4k from the original lm negative, jacques rivettes the nun 1965, initially banned in france, can now be seen in all its revolutionary glory. The nun, a 1966 film adaptation of the novel, directed by jacques rivette. The film, which was based on a book by french philosopher and writer denis diderot, told the. Pour commencer a regarder, vous devez cliquer sur le bouton dans le lecteur et apres quelques secondes le film commencera a jouer en haute qualite hd 720, full hd 1080, uh 4k. The nun is a 1966 french drama film directed by jacques rivette and based on the novel of the same title by denis diderot. In her drive for freedom from authoritarian abuse in its myriad forms, suzanne moves inexorably towards tragedy.
Presented with support from the george fasel memorial fund for classic french cinema a rialto pictures release a great film. Diderot was a radical freethinker, rejecting conventional dogma and associated himself with some of the most enlightened philosophers of his age. Rivettes cynical references to catholicism as the ultimate theater enraged the. Ce roman a egalement fait lobjet dune adaptation theatrale par roland monod en 1960.