The Nun
1966 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,369 VOTES · DIR. Jacques Rivette
Overview
In eighteenth-century France, a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,496 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 This film was adapted from Diderot's novel of the same name.
00:06:14 You weep...
00:10:50 I stayed there two years till my vows.
00:15:52 How can I say before God...
00:21:18 Daylight more hideous than night
00:26:57 he leadth me beside still waters.
00:31:53 I would like you to be happy.
00:37:49 Come.
00:46:28 - What did you do with it? - What I told you.
00:51:20 That is not all.
00:56:24 I'll help you as much as I possibly can.
01:01:14 Listen, Madam...
01:08:13 Gentlemen, let's be brief.
01:15:56 - Why don't you confess? - I'm not allowed.
01:20:02 the mob would force its way into them."
01:26:46 You have been told about this poor child?
01:34:17 Don't lower your eyes.
01:39:10 you can give me a lesson.
01:44:14 But...
01:49:21 It's only me.
01:54:42 Go pray in your cell.
01:59:18 we suffer the same tortures...
02:04:34 Why?
02:14:17 JACQUES-BENIGNE BOSSUET
Cast & Characters
Anna Karina
Suzanne
Liselotte Pulver
Mme de Chelles
Micheline Presle
Mme de Moni
Francine Bergé
Soeur Sainte-Christine
Francisco Rabal
Dom Morel
Christiane Lénier
Mme Simonin
Yori Bertin
Soeur Saint-Thérèse
Catherine Diamant
Soeur Saint-Ursule
Gilette Barbier
Soeur Saint-Jean
Annik Morice
Soeur Saint-Jéròme
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,496
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:14:17
Production Record
DirectorJacques Rivette
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,369