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.
00:06:03 Get up, Suzanne.
00:10:38 When I was nearly fifteen...
00:15:30 Perhaps one of them will marry me.
00:20:17 We have a harpsichord.
00:25:45 God goes away...
00:31:06 but help that child Yourself.
00:36:38 "My child, this is not much...
00:43:34 Mother...
00:49:46 A moment sooner or later.
00:55:09 But in order to conduct this business...
00:59:15 - Christ's vestments. - I can Madam, for I was not free to take them
01:06:12 The sisters throw me scraps...
01:12:22 Oh God, forgive me if I have done wrong.
01:17:48 Have you any complaint against anyone?
01:24:13 - Coldly. - So much the better.
01:30:14 Good morning Suzanne. Did you sleep well?
01:36:51 Why did you have to come here?
01:41:25 Let's not talk anymore of it...
01:45:41 - You'd be less bored. - Or perhaps even more so.
01:51:31 Come to me. I will absolve you
01:56:24 Of course.
02:02:06 You must.
02:06:41 How can I give you courage? I have none myself.
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 line02:06:41
Production Record
DirectorJacques Rivette
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,369